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Pepijn 1d ago

Hi! Can we entertain each other with our fun stories about the oldest or weirdest tech we've come across?

Please boost for science or cows or something. TELL US YOUR COOL STORY!

edit: as suggested, adding the hashtag #WeirdOldTech to keep this stuff going a bit (hint: you can follow hashtags).

#technology #WeirdOldTech

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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK 1d ago

@Pepijn

When I worked on maintenance team for senior homes, we had this in one of the boiler rooms (I am short and the wire is exactly at neck height for me - so I always had to beware of it.

But there is good reason for it being present, there's a lead link at one end and a pulley and weight ; if a fire starts the lead would melt, and then the weight pulls down the lever and shuts off the gas supply to the building (to prevent gas feeding the blaze)

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For Pete's Sake

@vfrmedia @Pepijn in this era of electronic sensors and switch gadgetry I'm always impressed to see the best solution is usually the simplest. A really clever design.