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Is this why the Pentagon is a pentagon? I always thought it was to contain the lloigor to prevent it from assimilating souls.

by api 6y ago

dragonwriter 6y ago
No, Bastion forts are not convex polygons like the Pentagon, they are concave because the concavities create kill zones where the fort can fire at attackers from the sides as well as the front. The Pentagon is an (irregular) pentagon because of the roadways surrounding the site when it was selected.
- bryanlarsen 6y ago
  The original chosen site was on Arlington Farms and was pentagonal. The current site wasn't, but they (mostly) kept the original design.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  Is the Pentagon not regular? It seems like it is from pictures…
edoceo 6y ago
When it was built we (USA) also had five branches of service: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force & Coast Guard.
- mulmen 6y ago
  This is commonly repeated but is completely false. The Pentagon was completed in 1943 but the Air Force didn’t exist as a separate branch until 1947. I can’t find any evidence that the Coast Guard was ever headquartered in the Pentagon.
  - edoceo 6y ago
    Yea, thanks! I heard it once on a tour of DC. A bit more history I learned today from here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-pentagon-pentagon-180962719/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-p...
    - mulmen 6y ago
      > During World War II, messengers traveled the hallways by bike or roller skates. Amazing. If I ever gain the ability to time travel I'm taking roller blade technology back to the 1940s to see what effect it has on the war effort.
User23 6y ago
It’s definitely to keep him from getting out. We’re very fortunate that only the outer pentagon was broken 19 years ago.
- 082349872349872 6y ago
  http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm
- api 6y ago
  You sure he didn't get out? Have you paid attention to the news since 2001?

Is this why the Pentagon is a pentagon? I always thought it was to contain the lloigor to prevent it from assimilating souls.

by api 6y ago

Is this why the Pentagon is a pentagon? I always thought it was to contain the lloigor to prevent it from assimilating souls.

dragonwriter 6y ago

No, Bastion forts are not convex polygons like the Pentagon, they are concave because the concavities create kill zones where the fort can fire at attackers from the sides as well as the front. The Pentagon is an (irregular) pentagon because of the roadways surrounding the site when it was selected.

bryanlarsen 6y ago
The original chosen site was on Arlington Farms and was pentagonal. The current site wasn't, but they (mostly) kept the original design.
saagarjha 6y ago
Is the Pentagon not regular? It seems like it is from pictures…

edoceo 6y ago

When it was built we (USA) also had five branches of service: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force & Coast Guard.

mulmen 6y ago
This is commonly repeated but is completely false. The Pentagon was completed in 1943 but the Air Force didn’t exist as a separate branch until 1947. I can’t find any evidence that the Coast Guard was ever headquartered in the Pentagon.
- edoceo 6y ago
  Yea, thanks! I heard it once on a tour of DC. A bit more history I learned today from here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-pentagon-pentagon-180962719/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-p...
  - mulmen 6y ago
    > During World War II, messengers traveled the hallways by bike or roller skates. Amazing. If I ever gain the ability to time travel I'm taking roller blade technology back to the 1940s to see what effect it has on the war effort.

User23 6y ago

It’s definitely to keep him from getting out. We’re very fortunate that only the outer pentagon was broken 19 years ago.

082349872349872 6y ago
http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm
api 6y ago
You sure he didn't get out? Have you paid attention to the news since 2001?