Metal

2 Sep 2026

A sheet of metal is loaded into the folding mechanism. The folding arms are connected to a range of electronic and hydraulic cables that act according to a single computer plan, programmed at the control panel. The controller selects the correct programme for the intended line, and the folding arms fold the metal sheet in the same pattern at high speed over and over again, until the programmer stops the operation. But wait! It would appear that the programmer has put in the wrong code! Our team had come to observe the folding of infrastructural piping, but as we watch on, it is clear that these folds are far too minute and complex for our intended observation! Instead, it would appear, after the work is done, that - oh my, it is a miniature car! With window wipers and everything! And the whole factory downs their tools and begins playing with their toy cars. But toy cars do not civic infrastructure make! The streets flooded with sewage, and the taps went dry, and babies died of thirst and cholera.