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Visual semaphores were surprisingly common and surprisingly efficient.  They provided fast communication in many countries from 1790 to 1850, when electric …

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Ockham (2 years ago)Inappropriate?
@Zatanna: I hadn't seen the movie, but it was based on reality. The French semaphore system was often used for sneaky purposes like front-running stock trades. The modern electronic version continues the tradition.
zatanna (2 years ago)Inappropriate?
There was a "Count of Monte Cristo" movie made in the 1970s that featured a semaphore station which the Count used to send a false message in order to ruin one of the men who had falsely accused him.
thelufias (5 years ago)Inappropriate?
Thank you very much
caravelle (5 years ago)Inappropriate?
Bravo, and thank you very much!



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