Pickled-Cucumber Building
The walls of this building are 3 feet thick and made of solid pickled cucumber sponge. Accordingly, it can withstand major explosive impact, intense pressure trauma and high magnitude vibrations. If there was going to be an earthquake, inside this building is where you’d want to be. The only downside is after more than 15 minutes inside it, you will smell of pickled cucumber for a while. The smell is actually not possible to wash off. It only comes off with time. Usually 8-10 days.
The building was designed by Sergio Swanepoel, renowned architect. He also designed the science building which is banana-shaped. Don’t ask why, because we have no idea. And once when asked why in an interview, Sergio Swanepoel said he too had no idea. So really, nobody knows.
No pickled cucumbers were killed in the making of the building. The cucumber sponge used in its construction was grown in thermo-culture astro-trough. The process results in the growth of large, vibration-absorbing, porous sheets of cucumber sponge. The sheets come out the same size as the troughs, i.e. 1 foot x 7 feet x 17 feet, roughly the size of a car if it was squashed flat to 1 foot high.
Eating the walls of the building is strictly forbidden. Collum Ollum once got sent home with a warning for trying.
First seen in Book 5, page 212
Research
e_pickled_cucumber_buildingIn the printed almanac pages (4 cited)
Straight from the books
Facts
place_fact (5)
The Pickled-Cucumber Building has walls three feet thick made of solid pickled cucumber sponge and can withstand major explosive impact; those inside for over 15 minutes will smell of pickled cucumber for 8-10 days.
The walls of this building are three feet thick and made of solid pickled cucumber sponge. The only downside is that after more than 15 minutes inside it, you will smell of pickled cucumber, for a while. Usually 8-10 days. al1:c01:p234
The walls of the Pickled-Cucumber Building are 3 feet thick and made of solid cucumber (pickled) sponge.
The walls of this building are 3 feet thick and made of solid cucumber (pickled) sponge. b05:c99:p232 b05:c08:p212
The Pickled-Cucumber Building can withstand major explosive impact, intense pressure trauma and high magnitude vibrations.
Accordingly, it can withstand major explosive impact, intense pressure trauma and high magnitude vibrations. b05:c99:p232
After more than 15 minutes inside the Pickled-Cucumber Building, you will smell of pickled cucumber; the smell only comes off with time, usually 8-10 days.
The only downside is after more than 15 minutes inside it, you will smell of pickled cucumber. The smell is actually not possible to wash off. It only comes off with time. Usually 8-10 days. b05:c99:p232 b05:c99:p233
The Pickled Cucumber Building is not used for teaching; it is used for shelter (e.g., if there's an earthquake) and first appeared in Book 5.
PICKLED CUCUMBER BUILDING First appeared in Book 5 Not used for teaching. This is a building used for shelter (e.g. if there's an earthquake). b12b:c99:p285
Relationships
- located_in Swedhump Elementary
Mrs. Rosebank had ordered everyone to take shelter in the Pickled-Cucumber building b05:c08:p212
Incidents
Continuity findings
- Pickled-Cucumber Building wall material: 'solid cucumber (pickled) sponge' / 'solid pickled cucumber sponge' variant
- Pickled-Cucumber Building: recurring location across b05 and al1 recurring_element