Two sisters connect via New York to Dublin 'portal'

New Yorkers - and Dubliners - are connecting in real time thanks to a new art installation, named "The Portal."
The mysterious, interactive piece allows visitors on both sides of the pond to interact - including two flight attendant sisters who met up to say hello to each other, thousands of miles apart.
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[@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012]

so.... not an actual portal? just a video camera.....???? unimpressed. next

[@mongol_empire_ball_]

I remember one night an Irish guy put a 9/11 image in the cam

[@fantasymajesty7833]

This is one of the greatest ideas humanity can come up with if they stop hurting and killing each other.

[@fantasymajesty7833]

"Hey, I miss you." "Meet me at the portal."

[@fantasymajesty7833]

We fixing long distance relationships with this one.

[@lifeismagical3123]

This is just like FaceTime or a giant Zoom meeting that’s running continuously. No portal here.

[@LukeO317O7]

Rip to the portal

[@raedabed3834]

So what everbody on earth can connect with everybody these days...no need for a portal a cellphone is all it takes so what?

[@jblipscomb32]

It's a TV smh

[@DeeWillyKilly]

The potato is crazy tho

[@Paidonjok]

I liked the one where the girl flashed the portal.

[@AriaLove-sy2ew]

I think of it as a giant FaceTime

[@GyyiVghj]

Two twin towers falling and one potato girl

[@dyylan4516]

These are the kind people... you don't want to know what else happened..

[@AdamMoss14]

I mean that's cool and all, but I wanna see the drunks

[@AdamantShakespeare-qp2em]

It's just zoom call but bigger

[@CammrenDevilbiss]

It’s only a matter of time before someone gets sturdy in the portal

[@dogbone277]

World's biggest webcam

[@dtruitt3739]

Normalizing portals for the new world

[@mjuarez331]

Finally.. no one doing anything disrespectful… nice to see

[@Tommys_wobbly-life]

Wow ..

[@KimNewman-ly3zt]

One of these (real) is why we went to war... Years ago, but this is one of the reasons why we went...

[@The_Official_King_Clawthorne]

I think this was a really cool idea, I’m sad it went poorly

[@ishk859]

It’s not a portal it’s advance technology camera that’s it.

[@SchoolBullyDeEverett]

I saw the video….

[@TECHGUY3737]

cool

[@leonelshout1964]

Do this with animals, one portal in Greenland, another in Kenya so that lions and polar bears can say hi to each other.

[@YoussefR54YT]

It's all fun and games until someone walks through the portal.

[@Manoj-MRM]

😂

[@ErikaMariTakahashi]

Oh... This is the wholesome side. I prefer the other one.

[@p.ipebomb]

This feels like the footage of old days like in the 1900's - the 40's/50's when new technology was unveiled and crowds gathered in the streets in Awe 🤣

[@dmaliha]

How beautiful 😊

[@dieVoid]

It's great idea but sadly, some stupid ass people ruined it

[@loislows1970]

God bless USA

[@ExcelTurbo]

I met with my twin brother there! 😁

[@oar789]

Prone for a terror attack 😂

[@nah.bro.7]

The video quality is pretty decent

[@musyahreza]

This thing should be exist before smartphone

[@SM-yn7lq]

They could’ve just done it on the phone tho anyways haha

[@excel04]

If the Stargate sci-fi series was written by teenagers this is what they'd come up with.

[@Ccc-wr7bx]

Wow I said we needed a live feed in places others could see and call it the other side. Neat concept.

[@MyNamesMegatron]

This kind of thing is very wholesome Until someone decides to give the people from half away from your location a FAT middle finger

[@solar2k6]

Very cool. The more of these the merrier

[@Patrick-tw7nr]

Next you will be able to walk through the portal to another dimension

[@avril.227]

We need these everywhere! I love this connection!

[@TehBananaBread]

you mean internet and a phone camera? Well do i have some good news for you!

[@captainbotstick2443]

You probably have one in your pocket right now

[@deedee5562]

We already have this, on our phones. To me, it's just a big 'face time' stuck in the street as a social experiment. Why the awe? Whats new?

[@barbecueman6352]

Someone in Ireland put up a photo of 9/11

[@eyespy3001]

“Do the hand heart thing. Do it. The hand heart thing. Like this. Like this. The hand heart thing. Do it so we can look cool for the cam… No, like this. Like this. No, like this. Make a heart out of your hand. Like this. No, like this. Come on, the cameras are filming. No, like this.”

[@WhenAllElseFailsButMe]

This is just Wholesome we need this more in this World,Peace and just Love for real.

[@963seeker]

NPC behavior

[@sarahchan-reeves8829]

I love how in NY there's barely anyone, cos it's nearly normal to see weird stuff there. But in Dublin it's got a real audience, it's something the Irish love to do (saying "hi" to people that is. New Yorkers don't have time for anyone it always seems)

[@TehBananaBread]

Or instead of making up a BS story like this actually think for once and realise there is a huge time difference between these two places so it probably was later in the day for people in Dublin and early in NY.

[@Susweca5569]

Imagine one day being able to walk through to the other side.

[@andrewonasue8630]

today is the day. the just beta testing

[@Baddie_Vee]

I’m sure this is what’s coming

[@mrmush2.0]

The passport control tho 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@sryup]

@@mrmush2.0one day we won’t need passports 🙌 jk

[@JoeVinson]

She has a cell phone which can do the same thing. It could even be done in private!

[@Metro6layer]

I like both of the women’s interaction with the heart gestures

[@Predaking4ever]

Stargate

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

Imagine our world if eve.n 10% of military spending was instead invested in these types of technologies....

[@Machistmo]

This brings us together in way those in power might not like

[@mrlaheytpb420]

Big brother in disguise 👀

[@SyTrades]

This is honestly very touching. I’m 7800 miles away, and 2 days worth of flying away from my family, It’s small things like this that make the world feel just a little smaller

[@dawuid1491]

Try do one with China or Russia

[@gatorguysix7631]

Great way to catch your wife on her way to a “work lunch date” 😅

[@NeuroDrags]

I saw someone put a 9/11 thing in there 😂😂

[@tyronepreston4470]

Has no one tried to go through it

[@BarbieBabeEve]

Wow. We need this: in every city, a portal to every city in the world. 😅

[@BigJake32]

Really good idea, make more of them

[@alexXxana]

They should have these everywhere !

[@MarcoHernandez-nb5dc]

Screen quality tho' Bet theres far better screens available for an enhanced portal experience

[@007NowOnline]

Its the Stargate 😂

[@kelvinfannon8416]

Boring people doing boring things

[@dr.deadpool5959]

The craziest thing I’ve seen is someone from Dublin posting a 911 meme on the camera

[@lucassoutherlin]

rip popsmoke

[@williambell3304]

I'm just amazed they've been able to keep the wormhole open this long.

[@davidc4408]

Twist - its actually a portal of another universe

[@dolphinsfan3245]

One day it'll be a real portal you can travel through

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Umm, they could do this on their phones. It's called video chat. Not sure why this is so special.

[@KarmeshMadhavi]

How do you know the place?

[@violetred1309]

Makes me want to watch the Touch pilot again ❤

[@martist911wasits-not-real4]

You can do this with what you're probably holding in your hand. I wonder how much $ was extorted and laundered for this project?

[@catalinacurio]

Great idea! ❤

[@matthewsutphin7508]

To bad u cant walk through it. But still c as s

[@adey126]

This is so wholesome. We need more of these in the world.

[@dr.deadpool5959]

The craziest thing I’ve seen is someone from Dublin posting a 911 meme on the camera

[@TacticalArmz]

@@dr.deadpool5959lol and some guy showed his willy

[@cartergirl3of3]

Ugh, can someone get the millenials from in fron of the camera with that stupid heart thing? They're making us look dumb.

[@PuertoRicanRattlesnake]

At least these Israeli and Palestinian diplomats are being cordial

[@VonNaya-cp7uc]

I dont understand how any of you are so impressed with cameras??? I am very concerned for society if this is what they think is advancement.

[@Shadow_Grandmaster]

Society doesn't think is an advancement, it's just a way for us to connect and remember that we're all on this planet together.

[@TehBananaBread]

Im very concerned for you by the fact you dont understand the purpose of this piece.

[@VonNaya-cp7uc]

@@TehBananaBread congrats 👏

[@Mi-Jung_Kim-tq2bl]

What is this. Some kind of magic or something?

[@scottyreinsvold269]

Can you hear each other?

[@jamesnabower6751]

I stand by my comments because I know people that work in this field

[@hecklephalange8640]

We need one between Mumbai and Karachi 😂

[@Canalombian13]

They can do that on their phones, what's the big deal

[@rockstarsupervillain]

How is it day time in both places?

[@TehBananaBread]

Yes so weird how its day time in 2 places with a 6/7 hour time difference....hmmm if only some smart people can figure this out.

[@WakandaDigitalGroup]

This won't end well

[@Brain_rot20]

It did

[@Nana-Opa]

❤ that’s so cool 😎

[@vatorman]

FaceTime was already invented. Look up from your phone once in awhile and you’ll see the real thing happening in front of you. People are so simple

[@cody42693]

There's the self delusional egotistical post I was looking for!

[@Forever5elena]

How often do you FaceTime strangers?

[@vatorman]

@@Forever5elena Your a simple person

[@YTMANHERE]

Where is this?

[@jamesnabower6751]

I'm sorry but this reminds me too much of George Orwell's 1984 it might seem like a good thing but it's too much control over people

[@cody42693]

How. It's a fuckin screen in the middle of a city. It's no different than a screen on a device.

[@jamesnabower6751]

@@cody42693 if you don't know how they can use that stuff against us I'm sorry for you but I'm not here to argue with you you're entitled to your opinion and I will keep mine have a nice day

[@cody42693]

@jamesnabower6751 No, no. That wasn't the topic. The topic was this specific thing. You said your comment like this was suddenly how they were going to spy on us when it's obvious they have been for decades. When I actually challenged that you defaulted back to suggesting any device and that I don't, for whatever reason, agree that they are spying on us. You just want to fling accusations and not have a real discussion. If you don't want to be challenged, then just don't make a comment.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

These are neat

[@Ms.D-loves-minis3]

Beautiful and amazing ❤ So incredible that projects like this can come together and bring us closer while still being so far apart ✨💖✨

[@COSMICOPS]

That's a cool idea but it might turn out like omegle

[@cody42693]

RIP Omegle

[@kitt7477]

You can also get a extra large screen smart tv & connect thru zoom & face time & then call them portals.

[@perpetualgrump8508]

That's literally what it is. Why are people getting so excited over what is pretty old technology.

[@vbcv1]

​@@perpetualgrump8508 Because this is mutually bonding and inter connecting experience with strangers in open public spaces and it seems that it brings the best in people

[@TacticalArmz]

Some guy showed 9/11 to new york

[@Hillary4SupremeRuler]

​@@TacticalArmznope

[@TacticalArmz]

Yeah lol it did happen

[@mekox]

0:29 why she karate chop their heart? lol

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

Imagine if technology had progressed enough that the "portal" actually teleported people between places.

[@VonNaya-cp7uc]

This is just a camera

[@vipermad358]

Yeah. Imagine, tanks and bombs and soldiers being ported, cuz that's what would happen. Tech = death of humanity

[@MarcoHernandez-nb5dc]

No one would give a damn about since it would be a common thing

[@shivapriyasaraswati7171]

Having just taken a flight from the US to India, I truly wish

[@HummaKavula-DontVoteForStupid]

If she were Thanos or Doctor Strange, she could walk right through that portal. Somebody get that girl an infinity stone

[@user-ox2lo4np6t]

Sssssoo...basically a giant face-time screen. Great. Boring! Connect it to Israel!❤️🇺🇸💙🇮🇱 Also...when are they going admit publicly that they've had the technology to portal-jump, since the 50's?

[@cody42693]

Well...that got crazy fast