In this case, I knew it because of a “botanicals” set that I assembled recently.

Those sets use a lot of pieces in creative ways, often in unusual colors. In particularly obscure cases, like this crown or the rose petals that were originally from a car fender, the manual will include a brief trivia callout.

I remembered the callout, and that was enough to find it by keyword on the fan database sites.

Ah yes, the 39262 minifigure crown, also used as a flower.

I didn’t know about submarines, but this design has been confirmed effective for capturing spacecraft.

Couldn’t find a Sidewinder, but here’s this replica Hellfire missile for $10k.

https://inertproducts.com/product/agm-114-hellfire-missile-deluxe-inert-replica/

@Skua found it on DeviantArt.

There’s the short story “A Colder War” by Charles Stross. Among other things, there’s a reference to a real-life nuclear weapon concept called Project Pluto. In the story, it turns out it was built to try and kill Cthulhu.

So… maybe that’s the goal of Sundial? Cthulhu would be a valid target for a weapon that ludicrous.

Otherwise, I agree. “The fuck is wrong with us” is the only valid conclusion.

I don’t know, but there’s only one way to find out.

I heard the red ones go faster.