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Pneumatic tubes were used to deliver mail! (slrpnk.net)

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You can read more about the fascinating history here: https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/pneumatic-tubes.pdf

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[–] bonkerfield@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Imagine upping the size, running the vacuums on renewables and automating it though. You could distribute farm fresh veggies to the doorstep of everyone in an entire city. I think that'd be solarpunk as hell.