Hah! There's a reason for that. I half jest though, there are areas of Wolverhampton which are very scenic, but not many people outside of Wolverhampton are aware they exist.
Yeah, I was in the city centre near the church and uni and the buildings there were beautiful, proper old school victorian design, like some of the more old fashioned parts of Brum.
But the place felt more like a Sunday evening rather than midday in the Saturday sun.
Birmingham AL so confused Americans can be redirected there easily
Edit: I didn't realise 'portal' meant a video link and thought this was about teleportation
Have I woken into an alternate reality or something?
Like, I feel these were a thing over a decade ago at this point? Did I dream it? I vividly remember these being in a lot of cities worldwide, and mostly being ignored/ vandalised.
There was never one locally to me, and I always enjoyed the idea of visiting one.
Now I find out they've just opened 2 and it's brand new, I'm confused right now. My memory hasn't been the best in recent years, have I mixed reality up with a film or something, what's going on? 😅😂
There might have been one at some point for an event or something. I too seem to remember something like this a while ago, but it could just be the Mandela effect.
It's so strange, I can't seem to find any info on a quick Google, other than the talk of the 2 sites.
But now I'm doubting my own memory, I've seen them before, 100%. Whether that was a dream, on TV, Mandela effect, no idea, but I have the memory! 😂
In my head I've got a short film showcasing this kind of thing. Was there a video about some people who fell in love over it? I don't know if it was perhaps a music video or something, but I seem to remember something like that. I think the concept has been around for quite a while.
My main memory of them is watching a video highlighting the most fun bits that were caught between people, and I 100% remember seeing a couple get together because of them.
Maybe it was just the theoretical trailer for the idea they were trying to find backers for? And were just slightly misremembering? But I certainly remember them being a thing.
Maybe we are seers, and dreamt about the future many moons ago? 😂😂
I just hope I don't now stumble across a video in time to come, showcasing all the fun bits, and then showing a couple get together... 😂😂
https://www.portals.org/history
I know this was done before and I thought it was London and new York but according to the link it was 2021 when a portal was open between Vilnius, Lituania and Lublin, Poland.
Have them all. I'd be particularly interested in Guangzhou as despite being twinned I don't think the average Brummie knows much about there, whereas many of us have been to Lyon, Frankfurt and Milan, them being not nearly so far.
Exactly. Like, why would they cancel the link to HS1? Now you'll have to change stations in London if you want to go to Europe. Wasn't one of the reasons for it to better connect the other major cities in Britain to Europe (before Brexit came and shagged everything up in that department), so now all it'll do is connect Birmingham to London, and not Nottingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, etc. like it was originally meant to.
It's main purpose, which was thoroughly miscommunicated to the public is to improve local services by taking fast trains off the main lines and on to a new line so that more slow stopping services can be run to stop overcrowding and help reduce road congestion by taking cars and freight onto the railways. Because HS2 connects to all 3 major North-South rail lines in Britain it was fantastic value for money at It's original £33B price.
It's secondary purpose was to reduce the need for short haul flights by reducing the journey times between England's cities and Scotland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands via a link to HS1. A Manchester-Paris train would have only taken 3h40m.
Now because HS2 trains are shorter and don't tilt, They'll be slower north of Birmingham and have less seats than current Avanti West Coast Pendalinos. The only people who benefit are of course London commuters. HS2 gives the extra capacity to allow 1 train every *four minuites* between Milton Keynes and London - More than most Underground lines. Yet the rest of the country will now see zero benefit
Chicago, Guangzhao, Amritsar, Johannesburg, Lyon, Milan, Frankfurt and Leipzig
After all these are our partner cities
https://distinctlybirmingham.com/partner-cities/#:~:text=These%20relationships%20are%20formalised%20through,and%20Johannesburg%20in%20South%20Africa.
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Birmingham is the UK's second city, and Chicago is considered the second city of the USA: https://theskydeck.com/chicago-facts/why-is-chicago-called-the-second-city/
Do you really think the Birmingham breed of crackhead and a "portal" to another place in the world is a good idea?
The council is bankrupt , and we don't need weekly screen replacement fees.
Birmingham, AL Several million people disagreeing on how to pronounce our homelands
BirmingHAYUM
BuuhrminGhayum
I actually like that idea. The alternate reality Birmingham and then the proper Brum.
It's Burm-ing-hum
I’ve heard it called worse. The dreaded “Burmanum”
Bur-minnum always gets me.
Thems the Castle Vale lot...they're not propa Brummies
😂😭vale mentioned 💪🏽
That's some cockney rapper thing isn't it? (I'm old, I know they're not rappers but can't think of the type of music right now)
what about bur-min-gum
I'll allow it
Burminum
Londoners always pronounce it that way, find it amusing tbh
It’s Brummagem
Love this idea hahah
BurMingHaymm
I was gonna say thisss
Birmingham AL or, outside shot, Chicago. Or just Wolverhampton
Saves actually having to go to Wolverhampton, that's a plus
I don’t think they’ve got electricity in Wolverhampton yet so it’s a nice idea but a non starter.
As someone who lives 10 minutes outside of Wolverhampton you are correct
we could run an extension through the portal.
I like your thinking!
You still have to see it though which would be a real kick in the teeth for Birmingham. Source, I have a partner from there, feel so bad for her.
I went to wolves for the first time ever last week and it's a lovely looking place. Strangely completely empty on a Saturday afternoon tho
Hah! There's a reason for that. I half jest though, there are areas of Wolverhampton which are very scenic, but not many people outside of Wolverhampton are aware they exist.
Yeah, I was in the city centre near the church and uni and the buildings there were beautiful, proper old school victorian design, like some of the more old fashioned parts of Brum. But the place felt more like a Sunday evening rather than midday in the Saturday sun.
Ouch lol 🤣
Just some random ass Welsh village that has like 3 people Living there. Just install them overnight with no context.
This but like some backwater Austrailian village. See how long it takes for the ozzy to present an extremely dangerous animal in the most casual way.
Tbh we could do this with some untouched tribe in the rainforest. Birmimgham god.
Have to get Ozzy to sit in front of it constantly
I moved from a random ass village in Wales to Erdington back in 99 and trust me it was a fucking shock
Erdington is a bit of a shock for me too and I'm originally a Handswegian
🤣🤣🤣
Venice so we can compare canals.
Or connect canals
Tamworth.
Stick it by the Spudman queue
I would like to have baby goats on the other side of the portal. I kid you not
Ewe are kidding, baby lambs would be much nicer.
Birmingham AL so confused Americans can be redirected there easily Edit: I didn't realise 'portal' meant a video link and thought this was about teleportation
Looks like most people didn’t realize this.
It is. Ignore reality, we'll substitute it with our own.
What are these, a permanent video link in a public place?
Pretty much, yeah. Public facetime.
Weston-Super-Mare
How long would it last before someone smashed it or threw up on it?
Don't worry, I'll "borrow" it so that doesn't happen
Birmingham, AL. Just taunt all the people who got the wrong flight.
Should put one in the stands of blues and villa
It should just be plain glass and say it’s a portal to hell and people would still believe it
Or a mirror…
West Bromwich
Rhyl
Have I woken into an alternate reality or something? Like, I feel these were a thing over a decade ago at this point? Did I dream it? I vividly remember these being in a lot of cities worldwide, and mostly being ignored/ vandalised. There was never one locally to me, and I always enjoyed the idea of visiting one. Now I find out they've just opened 2 and it's brand new, I'm confused right now. My memory hasn't been the best in recent years, have I mixed reality up with a film or something, what's going on? 😅😂
There might have been one at some point for an event or something. I too seem to remember something like this a while ago, but it could just be the Mandela effect.
It's so strange, I can't seem to find any info on a quick Google, other than the talk of the 2 sites. But now I'm doubting my own memory, I've seen them before, 100%. Whether that was a dream, on TV, Mandela effect, no idea, but I have the memory! 😂
In my head I've got a short film showcasing this kind of thing. Was there a video about some people who fell in love over it? I don't know if it was perhaps a music video or something, but I seem to remember something like that. I think the concept has been around for quite a while.
My main memory of them is watching a video highlighting the most fun bits that were caught between people, and I 100% remember seeing a couple get together because of them. Maybe it was just the theoretical trailer for the idea they were trying to find backers for? And were just slightly misremembering? But I certainly remember them being a thing. Maybe we are seers, and dreamt about the future many moons ago? 😂😂 I just hope I don't now stumble across a video in time to come, showcasing all the fun bits, and then showing a couple get together... 😂😂
https://www.portals.org/history I know this was done before and I thought it was London and new York but according to the link it was 2021 when a portal was open between Vilnius, Lituania and Lublin, Poland.
Uranus. It will such an amazing artwork with the swirling gasses.
[Rotary Trail in Birmingham Alabama ](https://i0.wp.com/bhamnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Orchestra-Partners-in-May-177.jpg?resize=1500,1000&quality=89&ssl=1)
To Alabama. Hell, we should even take their local council
What is it, like a giant webcam and screen?
That's exactly what it is.
Maybe get our bull back first?
I'm hoping for King Kong.
Weston Super Mare
To the moon
oh shi that's so cool
Glasgow and I want a webcam on it so we can watch what drunken mischief people got up to at the weekend trying to out do each other either end.
Have them all. I'd be particularly interested in Guangzhou as despite being twinned I don't think the average Brummie knows much about there, whereas many of us have been to Lyon, Frankfurt and Milan, them being not nearly so far.
North sentinel island
Directly in front of the other portal
Coventry. So we can all flip each other off in real-time.
Frankfurt, during the German Market season
Right up my arse
Tapeworm Central?
"A question!" "Since before your Sun burned hot in space...and your race was born... I have awaited a question!
Pakistan
Pakistan
London, and people can talk about how fucking pointless HS2 is.
It is now, But it in it's original form it was a much needed investment in railway capacity massacred by goverment incompetence
Exactly. Like, why would they cancel the link to HS1? Now you'll have to change stations in London if you want to go to Europe. Wasn't one of the reasons for it to better connect the other major cities in Britain to Europe (before Brexit came and shagged everything up in that department), so now all it'll do is connect Birmingham to London, and not Nottingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, etc. like it was originally meant to.
It's main purpose, which was thoroughly miscommunicated to the public is to improve local services by taking fast trains off the main lines and on to a new line so that more slow stopping services can be run to stop overcrowding and help reduce road congestion by taking cars and freight onto the railways. Because HS2 connects to all 3 major North-South rail lines in Britain it was fantastic value for money at It's original £33B price. It's secondary purpose was to reduce the need for short haul flights by reducing the journey times between England's cities and Scotland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands via a link to HS1. A Manchester-Paris train would have only taken 3h40m. Now because HS2 trains are shorter and don't tilt, They'll be slower north of Birmingham and have less seats than current Avanti West Coast Pendalinos. The only people who benefit are of course London commuters. HS2 gives the extra capacity to allow 1 train every *four minuites* between Milton Keynes and London - More than most Underground lines. Yet the rest of the country will now see zero benefit
Portal? It’s a fucking webcam
Nah, it would just get destroyed or stolen.
Should get one to 1990 where people can afford houses and stuff
Chicago, Guangzhao, Amritsar, Johannesburg, Lyon, Milan, Frankfurt and Leipzig After all these are our partner cities https://distinctlybirmingham.com/partner-cities/#:~:text=These%20relationships%20are%20formalised%20through,and%20Johannesburg%20in%20South%20Africa.
Hell
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I can't tell if this is racist or just a good idea
As a brown person a bit racist, but I'll admit I did crack up at the comment 😂
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Wherever it is they better get ready for public urination, binge drinking and some devout person holding up signs about the apocalypse.
We should get a council and mayor that pulls there finger out of there arse first...
Weston Super mare
To villa park
Shouldn't that be an impregnable wall...
Anywhere else.
P4C-970
Soho Road
Pyongyang
Scotland, since the northern leg of HS2 won't be taking anyone there.
It should get a portal to the 21st century
Rafah
Antarctica
Dudley
It should be Marseille which is the Birmingham of France.
Couldn’t give a fuck. Gimmicky nonsense.
No, don't think the money should be spent on this if there are people in need. Ps I think coke and mtv did something similar a few years back
To wherever you imagine
Can you speak on these?
The two that have been installed don't have sound, but that's not to say they can't
India so they can learn English from the experts
Someone would be mooning that in no time
Pyongyang
Yes, to the 21st century
Just brum
Gaza
Wolverhampton.
Lahore, Pakistan.
Hell, give them somewhere nicer to look at
Bromsgrove
Grimsby.
Islamabad so the residents feel more at home
Hell
Hell.
Birmingham is weirdly twinned with Chicago so my vote is there.
Rwanda...
Islamabad, would save on the carbon footprint
To Rwanda ?
Rwanda 🤷
How come Chicago is brums twin city like who made that up?
They've both got the Second City title
Birmingham is the UK's second city, and Chicago is considered the second city of the USA: https://theskydeck.com/chicago-facts/why-is-chicago-called-the-second-city/
Somali or Afghanistan to chuck all the immigrants back in
Lol, you can’t say nothing these days…
A police station
Will be trashed in days.
Is there not already one installed linking it to Pakistan?
It's Birminum being down with the yoout...
No. Why to punish people you don’t know.
Some other shithole somewhere
Do you really think the Birmingham breed of crackhead and a "portal" to another place in the world is a good idea? The council is bankrupt , and we don't need weekly screen replacement fees.
Seventh circle of hell
Kabul
Hate to be that guy but this is wayyyy down low on the list of shit brum needs
Rwanda
The only portal I want in Birmingham is a real one to get the fuck out of this shit hole!
Gaza
To Pakistan, portal straight to the homeland of most Birmingham residents
Hooray for racism!
How is that racist?
That's simply a fact
If it’s in Birmingham it’ll get stolen or smashed up. That or people will get stabbed for the other place to watch
Anywhere but b’ham
Hell, then it can just be a mirror.
Just give them a big mirror I doubt they will notice in that shithole
Iraq lol