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

submitted 2 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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[–] 667@lemmy.radio 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Certainly! Here you can see it in a navigational context: https://skyvector.com/?ll=35.00132396086607%2C-81.93470676527723&chart=425&zoom=1&fpl=SPA

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Witchcraft, but really neat.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

As someone who used to work on VORs, witchcraft is a really good way to describe them.