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Instead of that dotted border you usually see, this tram in Tampere, Finland has text around the window border.
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666dollarfootlong lemmy.world 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world
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Rappe sopuli.xyz Rappe@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-03-10
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Cool tidbit:

They're part excerpts from poems and novels, part made-to-order by students, one novella and two haikus. Full list of the artists here:

https://www.tampereenratikka.fi/teos/ratikan-sanataide/

Only in Finnish, sorry. English version of the site does not have the arts section :/

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Iconoclast feddit.uk Iconoclast@feddit.uk
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Those black dots are there for a reason too: they even out the heat difference between the black "primer" that the glue sticks to and the clear glass thus preventing cracking due to thermal expansion.

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Noxy pawb.social noxypaws@pawb.social
Joined: 2024-12-16
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That's awesome! And so is Tampere, I've been there twice to visit a good friend. Absolutely lovely city!

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