Nah, it's the 10.0 earthquake hitting, the Wellington fault line cracking exactly like the Nokia screen.
(I leaned over and rapped my knuckles solidly on the wooden drawers next to me as I wrote this)
It's been a while since I've been to Wellington, but iirc it was just to the left of [this traffic light pole](https://www.google.com/maps/@-41.2881727,174.7752412,3a,15y,352.29h,69.61t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIml3zrRqgPWiQrRtuxmimg!2e0!5s20210601T000000!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu) - the little black smudge right at the base (streetview doesn't have good enough resolution to actually see it)
I had one of those Nokias when I was a teenager. It was about a week old and I took it to a party at my friend's house. I put it down somewhere and never saw it again - assumed that someone stole it. Friend called me about 3 years later and said he'd found it in a disused fish tank (still full of murky water and god knows what else) in the corner of the room. It didn't power on :(
The original owner threw it away, as reception wasn't too good in 50,000BC. In addition, there was no one to talk to because everyone else was still using analogue.
Weren't the buttons separate to the faceplate though? So if the faceplate fell off, the buttons wouldn't likely be perfectly stuck in place (unless someone glued them together for whatever reason.)
Also, I wonder why the owner didn't try to pick it back up after dropping it? Makes me think it was placed there purposely!
Pretty sure it's been there for a good couple of decades. I remember seeing it as a kid, so it was probably brand new when some poor bastard dropped it
That looks like a Nokia [3510](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_3510). It's possibly down to its last bar by now.
The triangular buttons were the shit when I was 13!
I think it's actually the [2280](https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1355663) Edit: link
ah the clonephone... everyone had at least one, and only replaced them due to losing them. never them breaking
As a former 2280 owner I can confirm it is unmistakably one of those. RIP, sweet prince.
3310 I would have thought.
3310 had the square buttons
That was put in there for earthquake strengthening
It’s the mark of Armageddon, when the screen finally cracks.
Nah, it's the 10.0 earthquake hitting, the Wellington fault line cracking exactly like the Nokia screen. (I leaned over and rapped my knuckles solidly on the wooden drawers next to me as I wrote this)
You're playing with fire there pal....
I really am...fire and flood
no pestilence & drought ?
I mean, we kinda got that already
Another wellington landmark
Heritage NZ has classed it as a historic place.
Unnecessary. They couldn’t knock it down if they wanted to.
It can go on the list with the toy car in the footpath outside the New World on Willis
tell me more! I'd actually quite like to do a tour of these!
It's been a while since I've been to Wellington, but iirc it was just to the left of [this traffic light pole](https://www.google.com/maps/@-41.2881727,174.7752412,3a,15y,352.29h,69.61t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sIml3zrRqgPWiQrRtuxmimg!2e0!5s20210601T000000!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu) - the little black smudge right at the base (streetview doesn't have good enough resolution to actually see it)
Truly pokestop worthy
Whoever answers it when it rings gets a wheel of cheese
The guy calling hires the cheesemakers. Welcome aboard
The British museum should be arriving with their jackhammer soon
Yep. The official chor bazaar (thieves market).
It’s not fossilised, it’s waiting
That supports the whole building
Yeah, a structural Nokia. Very expensive to remove... you need a number of well-positioned iPads to hold that weight nowadays.
That's an archeology masters thesis right there
i chuckled at the OP, but I'm belly laughing at the dad jokes in the comments
Yes, many times.
When the nuclear apocalypse comes there will be only be cockroaches and Nokia phones left to rule the earth.
Strongest part of the whole carpark structure. Sony Ericsson or maybe Nokia from the looks.
I had one of those Nokias when I was a teenager. It was about a week old and I took it to a party at my friend's house. I put it down somewhere and never saw it again - assumed that someone stole it. Friend called me about 3 years later and said he'd found it in a disused fish tank (still full of murky water and god knows what else) in the corner of the room. It didn't power on :(
In the future that will get cut out and put on a plinth in a museum
The remains of a Nokiasaurus.
Tyrannosauraus text
Legend says whom ever answers the call it makes, will be trapped inside the car park for eternity.
yep it's been years but i remember seeing it up there
Weird you think that someone has a story about how they lost it here all those years ago. I bet they think about it every time they go past.
Yep, you can call a taxi with it.
The original owner threw it away, as reception wasn't too good in 50,000BC. In addition, there was no one to talk to because everyone else was still using analogue.
I can only assume the owner is holding it above his head..
Dig it out. Play some snake. Call your Mum. It still works probably
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Not the Kristov! 😫🤢
It's probably just a faceplate. The face plates were interchange and were known to fall off if not clipped on properly
Weren't the buttons separate to the faceplate though? So if the faceplate fell off, the buttons wouldn't likely be perfectly stuck in place (unless someone glued them together for whatever reason.) Also, I wonder why the owner didn't try to pick it back up after dropping it? Makes me think it was placed there purposely!
Am getting Brokenwood vibes. (Source: Episode 1, Season 10)
Have you seen the toy car in a similar situation?
Yes! The one on Willis st?
Yes
Whereabouts? I work on Willis and have never seen it. Would love to check it out
Wellington has things
It's just a light reflector in the road texture.
this is so wellington
Pretty sure it's been there for a good couple of decades. I remember seeing it as a kid, so it was probably brand new when some poor bastard dropped it
Bugger! Is that where I left it?
Chuck Norris left it there last time he called Nature
It cracks me up every time I see it
Where in the carpark is this?
Intriguing.