tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post668598318565647299..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: The Joy of PylonsNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-48938655626918020182011-10-26T04:21:49.011+01:002011-10-26T04:21:49.011+01:00Since your picture is full of them, I thought it w...Since your picture is full of them, I thought it worth mentioning that the wires' curve between pylons is called a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenary" rel="nofollow">catenary.</a>Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-19136696609391893672011-10-21T12:48:51.551+01:002011-10-21T12:48:51.551+01:00Crikey!Crikey!Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-60306376359470755552011-10-21T00:01:53.815+01:002011-10-21T00:01:53.815+01:00French pylons are quite cool Nige, favourites..aro...French pylons are quite cool Nige, favourites..around Rheims, still the sixties stuff, sort of Graham Sutherland meets Antony Gormley. The oscar however must go to the old, original Telepherique pylons from Les Houches to the <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/aiguille-du-midi/150216" rel="nofollow">Aiguille du Midi,</a> built in the 1920s and abandoned, it was pulling the mountain peak out of its socket. Pure art decor with a touch of rust, the cable car still in situ, is pure Rauschenberg.<br />Since you ask, the new jobbie runs from Chamonix centre to the Midi, white knuckles and rolling eyeballs are the order of the day among the tourists attempting the hair raising journey.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-51860446605238626112011-10-20T18:58:02.416+01:002011-10-20T18:58:02.416+01:00That is indeed surprising, Mary!That is indeed surprising, Mary!Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-54885046254438030292011-10-20T15:32:10.075+01:002011-10-20T15:32:10.075+01:00A little unfair on the British pylon, surely? More...A little unfair on the British pylon, surely? More varieties than one would imagine - and some of them rather playful. This person here is an enthusiast:<br /> http://www.gorge.org/pylons/structure.shtml<br /><br />One might not have expected this, but Flash Bristow is a she.Marynoreply@blogger.com