We have all made Tin Can telephones ....
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| Tin Can Telephones Are An Old Toy |
.... with a string between two tin cans (I say we advisedly, maybe kids these days stopped doing this? Perhaps kids think this is stupid as phones don't have wires?).
Anyways, physicist John Hems is of the generation that did remember these devices and in March 2023 he set out to create the longest tin can telephone that worked in the world.He chose the town of Sidmouth where a Science Festival was being held (hence his being there), for his attempt and so he strung a wire 1,227ft (374 m) between the lookout point at Connaught Gardens to Bedford Steps on the Esplanade it was connected to two plastic yoghurt tubs.
Once in position his colleague Dr George Littlejohn spoke the immortal words "This is Sidmouth Science Festival world record tin can telephone." The words were clearly heard at Mr Hems end .... and a new world record was set.
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