Can we take a moment to admire the Estonian National Opera car park barriers
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@globalmuseum Extremely unhelpful #AltTxt.

@bewitchedmind @globalmuseum I'm not sure if the alt text got updated since this originally got posted, but can you explain the problem you see with it?

(This is a genuine question, I don't see a problem with it and want to make sure I'm not overlooking something)

Edit: Oh, it seems it did get changed. Weird that that didn't show in the edit history on my end. Never mind!

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#AltTxt The beam that lifts to let the cars pass through is shaped like a hand holding an orchestra conductorโ€™s baton.
@globalmuseum I wish more of the world was even 10% as whimsical as this
@globalmuseum Ooh, that's one I haven't seen before in my "street furniture as public art" hunt.
@globalmuseum Perpetually letting cars pass on the upbeat.
@globalmuseum Actual image description: The barriers are designes as conductor's hands: a giant hand holds a tapering, white baton, which blocks the drive. The boxes with the mechanism to lift them are painted black, slightly suggesting a person in a suit.
@Anke excellent will tidy up the english and use
@globalmuseum I like it, but it's backwards. Generally when the conductor gives the down beat, it's time to start, not stop...

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Estonia is pretty fucking cool.

Most secular country in the world.

@Uair @globalmuseum Estonia is like Finland, only more so.

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Were they gifted from the Pompidou?

@globalmuseum If you try to skip the gate do they turn you into a newt?
@globalmuseum Die fanden wir auch echt witzig, als wir dort vorbeigelaufen sind
@globalmuseum Initially misread that at "Etonian" and phewee if it didn't imply a whole other meaning.