I used to haunt surplus yards as a high schooler in the 1980’s. There were a lot of pneumatic tube components to be found as the world was switching to electronic networking. Pumps, boxes of o-ring seals, tubes and junction fittings.

BastingChemina@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

There was a huge network of pneumatic tubes under Paris used by the postal services between 1866 and 1980.

With that you could send a letter to any address in the city that would arrive in less than 2 hours.

https://youtu.be/Ns5SKH-ooy0

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y

Cool video 👍

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

The elevator tubes on the Jetson's were probably based on these.

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Wow, I never made that connection

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Futurama too, I would assume - even if only indirectly via the Jetsons.

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Wish there were more of these still

sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah, they're pretty much only in bank drive-up windows and maybe some office buildings. It really is a shame because they're so cool.

MrShankles@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 1y

A lot of hospitals have them too

spyd3r@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

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