@suihkulokki@society.oftrolls.com
2026-09-24 13:41 UTC
@englram@troet.cafe Extra security by jamming the airwaves with the Finnish classic EW tune
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@suihkulokki@society.oftrolls.com 2026-09-24 13:50
@englram@troet.cafe And if you think I'm joking, you are mistaken. This tune was played non-stop on Finnish radio during WW2 to jam radiowaves soviets used to trigger radio-controlled mines. That story is why Nokia engineers made this obscure polka a default ringtone. https://www.quora.com/The-Finnish-folk-song-S%C3%A4kkij%C3%A4rven-Polkka-is-claimed-to-be-used-to-sabotage-Soviet-radio-transmissions-Was-this-real #history #finland #nokia #radio