On 23/05/2017 23:31, wrote:
On Tue, 23 May 2017 15:57:57 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:



I guess ir never occured to you to wonder why the windows are angled
outwards
instead of being vertical.



They don't sit with their faces pressed to the windows? No ****! But the
angled windows give them potentially a greater field of view if they need to
check out stuff down below. Or did you think it was an architectural flourish?
Aww, bless.
The architects design them that way not because they feel that the
operators want to see if Spiderman is climbing up the tower but for
more practical reasons.
The outward angle reduces reflections from instrumentation from
equipment inside the tower at night and also in the day you dont get
refections of what is visible from an all around set of windows
refecting back and forth like a hall of mirrors effect, an added bonus
is that rain will sometimes drip off quicker than it would on a
vertical window, many ships bridges have windows that slant out at the
top for the same reasons.
http://www.ship-technology.com/proje...dventure7.html
And back on land many an observation post like this former coastguard
one also has them.
https://calshot.files.wordpress.com/...nner.jpg?w=640


Or for Southampton Water:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2604/4046088858_a5b89a31f7_b.jpg


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Graeme Wall
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