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?


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