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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:36 PM Jun 2020

Maybe George is trying to tell us something from POTUS Heaven?

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The Washington Monument just now, y’all...

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10:34 PM - Jun 4, 2020

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Maybe George is trying to tell us something from POTUS Heaven? (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 OP

Isn't the capstone a piece of solid copper? OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2020 #1

Aluminum, with inscriptions left for Nicolas Cage Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #5

Wicked! Wawannabe Jun 2020 #2

It's not nice to fool Mme. Defarge Jun 2020 #3

1.7 mile lighting rod around the whitehouse soothsayer Jun 2020 #4

OAITW r.2.0

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1. Isn't the capstone a piece of solid copper?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:44 PM

Jun 2020

Without checking, seems like some metal, so a pretty good conductor. I would imagine it takes quite a beating on lightning strikes in the DC area, given it's height.

Dennis Donovan

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5. Aluminum, with inscriptions left for Nicolas Cage

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 4, 2020, 11:21 PM

Jun 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument

The top of the pyramidion is a large marble capstone with a small aluminum pyramid at its apex with inscriptions on all four sides.