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Novel gas station design, USSR, 1980s (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Fuck short people, I guess.
I'm betting the idea was that it works without electricity.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unless the fuel storage tanks are up that high, nope. You gotta pump it up there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, the tanks would be up there (why else build those huge saucers?)
The fuel truck can pump it up into those tanks using its engine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Those aren't big enough to hold any significant amount of fuel.