Once upon a time, back when people in Russia used big moustaches and sent other people to Siberia, there were no GPS or tacky mobile phones. But they had atomic lighthouses to light the Arctic shores.
Since there was no easy way to travel by ship across the Northern coast of the Soviet Union, the smartypants of the Communist regime decided that they needed a chain of autonomous lighthouses that could run 24/7/365. The answer: light-weight nuclear reactors and a generation of lighthouse guards with four hands and six eyes.
Right now, these structures can be visited, if you don’t care about you or your future kids growing up extra members–the lighthouses are, obviously, contaminated with radiation. [English Russia]
DiAngelo
January 18, 2009 at 12:20 PM
What is sad is that the lighthouse is actually a very beautiful structure. The design is amazing really. Its a shame those types of things will just crumble and disapear. Would be a very interesting place to visit if not for the fact you would probably glow in the dark afterwards..
Report PermalinkPeter
January 18, 2009 at 12:30 PM
That should be “arctic”
Report Permalinkdfoolish1
September 24, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Peter, you forgot to write FTFY.
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olearymo
September 24, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Artic? ARTIC? ARGH!
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September 24, 2010 at 4:11 PM
I guess it’s being done by the Rushians, too? And it’s nucular?
Report PermalinkBen
September 24, 2010 at 9:27 PM
Last time I checked the Soviets were the Russians, at least before they “disbanded”.
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