Posted on 11/27/2004 12:12:53 AM PST by bellevuesbest
A Russian man who collects beer cans has turned his collection to practical use.
He is using them as insulation after his wife told him: "Either the cans go or I do", reports Pravda.
Anatoly Tupitsin, from Davidovka, said: "I suppose she was right, every room was full of cans and there was not much space for us.
"But now I have solved the problem by using them to cover the walls of the house and they have proved excellent insulation."
He says the idea had worked so well that he is now trawling bars and clubs every night to collect more and more cans.
Mr Tupitsin added: "My wife Ekaterina first came up with the idea and when she said it I thought she was being silly, but then I found out it really did work and the cans insulate the house and even keep out drafts.
"Bars and clubs and similar places are the perfect source for my construction material. It has become a lot warmer in the house: Aluminium is capable of holding warmth even when it is freezing outside."
At my old company we had a small shack in the supply yard, complete with tvs and stuff. It was well insulated that it only took a work light (the bright halogen ones on the stands) to keep it warm, after a while we would turn off the light because it made the shack nice and toasty, sip cofee and watch tv. :) The good old days !
Attractive too.
LOL
This is basically "open-cell" insulation. Might it be most effective to build a layer of "closed-cell" insulation in this mannor on the exterior. Say, for example, 10 layers thick. Then, thruout the winter, a process of conversion of the innermost layers from "closed-cell" to "open-cell" would be a very effective source of heat and energy.
huh?
I think the poster is saying stock up 10 layers deep of unopened beer on the outside and when it gets good and cold open them and use them as insulation indoors.
Good suggestion... ah, the things we do to stay warm, eh?
But of course,....I always have a canned beer whenever I don't want a draft.....
Closed cell is the opposite. It cannot be squeezed like open cell, but is probably a better insulator since it has real dead air spaces that won't allow heated air to pass thru like open cell. Thus, I made the leap to "open" and "closed" cell beer.
speaking of beer can insulation...make sure you take the cans out of the 12er or they will take a lot longer to chill in the fridge
Great! Hot in the summer and cold in the winter!
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