this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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Evil Buildings

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For pictures of buildings which look evil, or look like a villain could live there, or a creepy building, or something like that

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Likely an old, converted, switch building. Awful lot of windows for that though unless they added them.

https://www.co-buildings.com/dc/202/

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you know why those switch buildings typically don't have windows? That's been true of several towns I've lived in. Some sort of trade secrecy going on?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Windows just reduce security. The equipment inside has no need for viewing the sky.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's hardened in this way due to the potential of catastrophic event. Flood, wind, ect. There are millions, sometimes 100's of millions, of dollars of hard to replace equipment in these buildings that are safeguarded. There is such a Central office in Miami, which has international circuits. When Hurricane Andrew hit it, destroying the surrounding area, it stood without damage.

[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 1 year ago

Sure, but that's true for so many other industry buildings that have windows anyway, so I was wondering if there was something unique in this case.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That makes a lot of sense. You don't want the fallout from another Carrington Event.

Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I worked with a guy who came up servicing buildings like these, he said the big problem was lightning strikes.

The equipment was grounded, so it was fine, but the surge would hit these carbon filters and blow them clean off the switches on to the floor.

So they'd have to manually pick them all up and put them back on.

Not sure if he was pulling my leg or not, but a great story...

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 8 points 1 year ago

It's the control facility for the death star in their logo. Can't have ground-level windows or Bothan spies will be able to get in and steal the plans.

[–] Diprount_Tomato 4 points 1 year ago

That's a Minecraft dirt house lol