• Dave@lemmy.nzM
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    2 months ago

    I think you’re probably right. The wibbly-wobbly-ness of it makes it look like the surface of water, though admittedly on my computer rather than my phone it looks a lot more like a wet road. I’d guess the wobbly nature of the surface is partly due to wear as you say, but also I presume road building techniques have come a long way in the last 100 years.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah. On my phone it looks also more like water than just a wet road.

      … but also I presume road building techniques have come a long way in the last 100 years.

      That’s what I find so fascinating about old photos. You can see how quickly technology has developed in 100 years. And the development is progressing faster and faster every year.

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        2 months ago

        Speaking of technological progress, are those power lines strung around in the photo? I bet those are all underground now!

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          2 months ago

          On the right side there are power lines but I am not sure if the thin cables on the left are power lines. They are very thin. Maybe phone lines or telegraph cables.