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DO NOT BUY THESE DEVICES.

These types of coolers work by blowing air over cold water or ice, and while they can produce a slight, localized cooling effect, they also increase the humidity in the air. At 40C (104F), a 40% humidity will feel like 48C (119F). 50% humidity will feel like 55C (131F).

This is the control room, and if you look closely, you'll see a dark stripe in the carpet running the perimeter of the room. This was referred to as the "velvet rope," and absolutely NO ONE was allowed to cross it without authorization. It was under constant observation from an adjacent office, and I was told that if someone did set foot inside without permission, things got VERY serious VERY quickly.

This is one of the computer stations, and to me, it's such a gorgeous encapsulation of its period of technology, the sort of aesthetic that shows like Lost will bend over backwards to recreate.

As I was scouting, I noticed the day calendar had last been torn off about when the plant closed for good...

Then we went into the nuclear reactor, and the whole damn thing was just so spooky.

Looking back, I think it came from an overwhelming feeling of utter insignificance in the face of the sheer power this colossus was designed to produce.

The scale was just so out of proportion to every day reality, the sort of place where a weight of "46000 LBS" is just casually noted on the side of a part.

Peering into where the core would've been, all I could think is that I'd never want the job where you have to climb down that ladder on the left while this thing was in operation.

If you're interested in seeing more, you can find my full tour here!

https://nickcarr.com/scouting-a-decommissioned-nuclear-power-plant/

the rock opera I was in ended its run

dropped a bowl of beads on the floor

thought about how nice my friends are to me

thought about how nice friends i used to have were to me

that scene in The Wedding Banquet (1993) where the main character's mom finds out her son is gay and his fake fiancée tries to give back her heirloom wedding qipao

that scene in The Wedding Banquet where the main character's dad reveals to his son's lover that he speaks English and he's known the whole time that his son was gay. and then he addresses the lover as his son in law.

Here was one I nearly stepped on because it decided not to move. Ft. The greyhound with Zero Prey Drive. Boy did Not Care that there was a rabbit. His nose does Not work. He probably would have peed on it if I didn't move him.

I took him back in and came back out to see the rabbit without stressing it too much and found his little ears in the ivy