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12 examples of cell phone towers disguised as trees

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Cell Phone Tower Trees

Cell Phone Tower Trees

Technology often gets accused of making our world less beautiful. Progress has a price and it’s often associated with taking the wonders of nature and making them less wonderful. To combat this, many cell infrastructure providers are trying their best to blend in.

In this collection of images compiled by FastCo, we see a dozen examples of how technology is worked into the landscape in an effort to not stick out and ruin the view of the surroundings.

In some cases, it’s a great success and only under close examination would anyone be able to tell that there are conversations coursing through the apparently wooden life forms in view. In other cases, it would have been better if they just put up an ugly metal tower.

Check them out:

Cell Phone Tower Tree 1

Cell Phone Tower Tree 2

Cell Phone Tower Tree 3

Cell Phone Tower Tree 4

Cell Phone Tower Tree 5

Cell Phone Tower Tree 6

Cell Phone Tower Tree 7

Cell Phone Tower Tree 8

Cell Phone Tower Tree 9

Cell Phone Tower Tree 10

Cell Phone Tower Tree 11

Cell Phone Tower Tree 12

 

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Connor Livingston Connor Livingston is a tech blogger who will be launching his own site soon, Lythyum. He lives in Oceanside, California, and has never surfed in his life. Find him on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

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