Abandoned  Russian artifacts and installations from bizarre military/scientific research, strangely futuristic forms left to rust and decay - to be found by a curious photographer.     “Master” stumbled upon this installation close to Russian city of Istra (50 km from Moscow) quite by chance, and these mysterious shots were percolating for a while around the web, until the answer was found. According to this little, cryptic, and quite secretive website, the weird alien-like towers are the Experimental Grounds for High-Voltage Generation, the only open-air kind in the world. Amazingly, it’s still in use… as the powerful lightnings rip through the night and the darkened forest - much like in “The Prestige” movie.  Generator tower height: 43 metersMaximum output voltage: 9 MegavoltRecord length of lightning discharge attained - 150 meters Yes, be careful going around in that forest: 150 meters-long lightnings are no joke: The structures were erected in the late 70s, and certainly are not in the best condition today. However, they are still in active use, according to official research papers: The experiments are based on work of Nikola Tesla, who was considered to be something of a “mad scientist” in his later years (according to Wiki), but continued research with generators and multi-million volts transmitters until his death in 1943.     Similarly fantastic experiments are going on in the US.  High frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP. Their official site is full of helpful scientific info, but fails to mention the possible adverse effects that such high-powered installations can have on weather and atmospheric patterns.    HAARP Ionospheric Research Observatory in Gakona, Alaska - aiming to simulate and control ionospheric processes that might alter the performance of global communication systems.  Origin of Article from Dark Roasted