Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

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Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

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For all you conspiracy theorists on the board, (and as we all know there are many) here's some fodder:

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Clearly the aliens don't know about LNT.
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Obviously a section of border wall that got lost on the way.
Make wilderness less accessible.
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I stumbled upon this mysterious desert metallic monument once, a long time ago. Then, my memory went blank.
I wonder if these two are connected? Maybe they are part of the transport system between Area 51 and Archuleta Mesa. :-k

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Didn't Christo die? Probably not a big enough art project for him anyway.
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Matt wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:27 am I stumbled upon this mysterious desert metallic monument once, a long time ago. Then, my memory went blank.
I wonder if these two are connected? Maybe they are part of the transport system between Area 51 and Archuleta Mesa. :-k


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That one was provided by American Airlines, perhaps to demonstrate their support for LNT principles.
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Matt wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:27 am I wonder if these two are connected?
I think yours is a lightening collector, well-grounded and useful in making the summit safe during a storm as long as you're not in direct contact with it.

They put metal contraptions for that purpose on many Texas peaks.
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highpilgrim wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:49 am lightening
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shelly+ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:03 pm
highpilgrim wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:49 am lightening
Irregardless of whatever your point is, those things are great at making summits safe from lightening.
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highpilgrim wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:13 pm
shelly+ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:03 pm
highpilgrim wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:49 am lightening
Irregardless of whatever your point is, those things are great at making summits safe from lightening.
double negatives notwithstanding.... just returning the favor.
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shelly+ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:20 pm just returning the favor.
Turn around is fairplay. Sorta.
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highpilgrim wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:49 am
Matt wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:27 am I wonder if these two are connected?
I think yours is a lightening collector, well-grounded and useful in making the summit safe during a storm as long as you're not in direct contact with it.
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noun
a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.



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