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qsort · 1790698304 · focus · HN ↗
No Ampelmann???
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelmännchen" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelmännchen
1. hnlmorg · 1790700385 · focus · HN ↗
  That’s not current so likely not part of the scope of the authors project. But it was still an interesting read so thanks for sharing.
  1. mxschll · 1790701494 · focus · HN ↗
    It is current. Source: I live in Berlin.
    hnlmorg · 1790701871 · focus · HN ↗
    Oh cool. The wiki suggested it was completely lost from modern use after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
    dEnigma · 1790703556 · focus · HN ↗
    The Wikipedia article states that
    [...]The protests were successful, and the Ampelmännchen returned to pedestrian crossings. They can now also be seen in some western districts of Berlin.[4] Some western German cities such as Saarbrücken[14] and Heidelberg[15] have since adopted the design for some intersections.
    hnlmorg · 1790704692 · focus · HN ↗
    Ohhh I must have glossed over that part. Thank you
2. Tomte · 1790705253 · focus · HN ↗
  Even better: Emden, Germany.
  <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/otto-waalkes-enthuellt-otto-ampeln-in-emden-fotostrecke-169327.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/otto-waalkes-enthuellt-ot...
  <a href="https://www.wn.de/welt/kultur/hupf-otto-hupf-emden-ehrt-komiker-mit-ampeln-1139195" rel="nofollow">https://www.wn.de/welt/kultur/hupf-otto-hupf-emden-ehrt-komi...
  1. johannes1234321 · 1790710501 · focus · HN ↗
    Also Elvis is still alive <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181216174500/https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/drei-elvis-ampeln-in-hessen,RBMR4VF" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20181216174500/https://www.br.de...
    Or Karl Marx <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180506094945/https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rp/trier/zum-200-marx-auf-trierer-ampeln/-/id=1672/did=21364544/nid=1672/2qs19y/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20180506094945/https://www.swr.d...
    And there are a bunch more in Germany.
    <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen#Darstellungsformen" rel="nofollow">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen#Darstellung...
3. croisillon · 1790706944 · focus · HN ↗
  and the Ampel-couples in Vienna <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelp%C3%A4rchen" rel="nofollow">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelp%C3%A4rchen

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