Friday, February 2nd, 2007 01:35 pm
So I'm sitting in the cafeteria in our office building, looking out the window at the snow on the deck outside, when I notice that there's a section a few feet across with no snow on it, and no immediately obvious reason why.

And another, directly across from it.

And two more over there.

In fact, there's two straight lines of six circular spots, each about 2' across, laid out very evenly across the deck.

Then I notice that the concrete sections of the deck have been poured in such a way that each of these cleared circles is almost perfectly bisected by a break in the concrete sections, so that they look almost like some sort of hatch cover. And as far as I know, the only thing under that deck is the parking garage, and maybe a portion of the conference center that's in our building. Either way, I can't think of anything that would be generating localized heat in those patterns under there.

And my brain start thinking, "Hmmmm, we're right in one of the major approaches to the airport, in the state capital -- that would make an interesting spot to put a missile emplacement, wouldn't it?" And for some reason that I've never really understood, people are not allowed to take photographs that include our building in the shot unless they have approval from the building management company....

And no, I haven't gone so far 'round the bend that I think that's actually what it is ::G:: but it did make for some amusing speculation.
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Friday, February 2nd, 2007 09:20 pm (UTC)
What worries me is that this makes sense....
Friday, February 2nd, 2007 10:04 pm (UTC)
Oh, and I forgot to mention the fountains on either side of the building (one of which is in the middle of a small lake) which could easily be used for part of a cooling system...

:: starts filking The Beatles' song "Yellow Submarine"::

"Yes, I work in a missile submarine..."

::G::
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 05:29 am (UTC)
It could be that those are the pylon support placements.


It would make sense, but I like your version too.
Monday, February 5th, 2007 06:48 pm (UTC)
You did not know we were part of the Nashville air defense system? Dang i thought all the important people in the building knew that. However the major colling is not for missiles, It for the lazer emplacements under the hatches you noticed.