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

submitted 6 days 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 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 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 2 points 6 days 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.

[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 2 points 6 days ago

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