this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 77 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cell towers disguised as trees/cacti are sort of an arboreal take on the Terminator franchise.

My name is John Conifer

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

come with me if you want to leaf

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

It’s not a tumeric!

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 50 points 4 months ago

I think disguising cell towers as something more natural is nice. Having nature or even nature imaginery around us doed good to people.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 47 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There was a giant tree next to my old workplace. Took me two years to notice it wasn't a real tree. It was a cell tower.

[–] Fester@lemm.ee 86 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The year is 2030. Cell tower camouflage is so realistic, literally anything could be a cell tower. The uncertainty has gripped the world in fear. I go to hug my wife for comfort. She is a cell tower.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 101 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No wonder the reception at your wedding was so good.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I am shocked it took you that long to notice, they are not very convincing if you look at them for more than a glance.

Still better than a bare tower most times, however in my region they did a fake tree that does not grow in the area for one cell tower and it looks really bad, wish they just had a bare tower there.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I never really paid much attention to it. I just knew it was there in my peripheral vision.

[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 32 points 4 months ago

Spits chaw onto the sidewalk…

“That’s how they getcha with that 5G.”

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Am I the only one who thinks cell towers aren’t ugly?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 16 points 4 months ago

"Functional" of "utilitarian" is how I'd describe them

[–] IDew@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

I don't mind them. They're not ugly, nor pretty, but damn useful.

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

I’m sure you’re not the only one.

[–] nicerdicer 16 points 4 months ago

reminds me of this:

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Many years ago there was a news article and uproar about one of these being disguised as a tree - which towered above the surrounding trees. I think the rest of the trees have probably grown by now to stop it looking so out of place.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Be the tree you want to see.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Birds were only phase 1… #cactiarentreal 

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

HAVE YOU SEEN SHAUN?!

I'm looking for my son. They took him. One of them said the name "Kellogg"...

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Everything is a cell tower if you're brave enough...or something.