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   From: lumpy@digitalcartography.com   
      
   obviouslydelusional wrote:   
   > It is a strange construction.  Something that massive only makes sense   
   > if there's something very large to be placed on top, or alternatively,   
   > there's something special inside that perhaps raises up when nobody is   
   > looking from Tikaboo.  Say like the pylon of a certain RCS facility.   
   > Perhaps in its operating mode, it is considerably taller than anyone   
   > suspects.   
      
   Engineering standpoint from a non-engineer (me).   
      
   Is the "massiveness" of the thing consistant with   
   supporting a considerable amount of weight in or   
   on it? Or is the design consistant with simply   
   being strong enough to support itself and a   
   relatively small added weight?   
      
   The former would suggest tanks, pumps etc.   
      
   The latter would suggest antennas of some kind   
   (radio, radar, light, whatever).   
      
   ie is it a building or is it a tower to support something?   
      
   In other words, look at any typical antenna   
   tower for commercial or amateur use. It supports   
   an antenna (or several) that weigh essentially   
   nothing, and perhaps present some wind resistance.   
   It's typically triangular, as this thing is, but   
   typically MUCH much smaller, even for very very tall towers.   
      
   So if it is some kind of antenna structure, even   
   with relatively heavy antennas (several radar,   
   with associated transceivers etc), then "where   
   is it looking"? That question is probably addressed   
   well by miso's calculations. Just the idea that it's   
   located down in the valley suggests that if it is   
   some kind of antenna, it's meant for just the base   
   as it's target.   
      
   OTOH, if it's some kind of tank/pump/well, it's   
   hard to imagine what it might hold that they'd   
   have to build such a weird structure for. Some   
   kind of super hot fuel for Lazar's latest   
   beta craft? Seems too close to human areas,   
   and too far from aircraft areas, for that.   
   No retaining berm.   
      
   If it were some kind of human observation tower,   
   I'd think it would be round.   
      
   I would not dismiss the idea of tether station/elevator   
   for some kind of lighter than air craft (blimps, zeps, etc).   
      
   Estimate the dimensions of the sides of the triangle.   
   Skip the height for now. Sides roughly 30 ft.   
   Perhaps just about right for a "freight elevator"   
   that could transport several crew and support persons   
   and their instruments/equipment as well as (re)supply the   
   craft with food/water/weapons/equipment.   
      
   I haven't really looked lately. Is there an   
   extraordinary amount of power lines   
   running to the thing?   
      
      
   Lumpy   
      
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