This is the Praxair Gas Facility in Burns Harbor, Indiana where they have three air separation towers. During the holidays, they put christmas lights on top to make them look like candles.
The towers use a cryogenic air separation technique that goes back to Carl Von Linde's laboratory setup in 1895. With the compression, refrigeration, and liqufaction of air Linde quickly realized he could adapt the technique for industrial purposes to produce separate bottled gases of exceptional purity. Not surprisingly, the output is reflective of our source atmosphere, with nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%) the largest products, followed by carbon dioxide, argon, neon, krypton, xenon, etc.
Here's another picture showing it doesn't always look like a futuristic dystopia
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malgoya on December 24th, 2017 at 14:17 UTC »
This is the Praxair Gas Facility in Burns Harbor, Indiana where they have three air separation towers. During the holidays, they put christmas lights on top to make them look like candles.
The towers use a cryogenic air separation technique that goes back to Carl Von Linde's laboratory setup in 1895. With the compression, refrigeration, and liqufaction of air Linde quickly realized he could adapt the technique for industrial purposes to produce separate bottled gases of exceptional purity. Not surprisingly, the output is reflective of our source atmosphere, with nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%) the largest products, followed by carbon dioxide, argon, neon, krypton, xenon, etc.
Here's another picture showing it doesn't always look like a futuristic dystopia
Gadi1904 on December 24th, 2017 at 14:50 UTC »
Make sure your Christmas Tree will be lit by 9am or you will be summararily executed. Cooperative holidays citizens.
lazermaniac on December 24th, 2017 at 18:02 UTC »
"All surveillance data has been compiled and reviewed. Compliant citizens will receive material reimbursement and a 24-hour work waiver (Class III-F, Unpaid, Festivity). First-time non-compliant citizens will receive carbon. Subsequently non-compliant citizens will become carbon."