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What is this building I passed marked "Critical Area?" (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by ivanafterall@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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I drove by it yesterday and wondered about the weird bowling pin shape.

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[–] vatlark@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

That cone is the tip of a missile. After they built the silo they extended the range of the ballistic missile so its about 50 ft taller than the original design.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 5 months ago

I was thinking a giant laser on a swivel to shoot at the sky. But realistically, I figured it just housed power equipment or something.

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[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

50ft seems a pretty pathetic increase in range. They should have made the effort to make it pointy instead.

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[–] 667@lemmy.radio 2 points 5 months ago

Aladeen, I assure you the current design has absolutely no effect on the aerodynamics of the system

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