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Illinois' connection to disaster-proof dome homes
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| 8/5/2023
| Sami Sparber
Posted on 08/06/2023 12:40:54 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Fungi
Where do they find these people?
“McVey and his partner, a late radio psychic”
Need we say more?
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:05:40 PM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: Right Wing Vegan
Good concept but storm force winds will rip those ugly shingles right off. Plus the climate change reason is bunk.
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:09:39 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: Right Wing Vegan
“Experts say” = non-starter right off the bat ...
nonetheless, domed residential structures are a frigging nightmare inside and out ... good luck with preventing leaking around ANY exterior opening, whether a pipe, door or window ...
oh, and good luck installing interior walls ...
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:14:57 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
To: Right Wing Vegan
Went to the website. Looked at some of the products. Blecch. I wager the company is a “product placement” and not news.
To: Right Wing Vegan
Houses that look like b@@bs are selling like hotcakes.
To: Farmerbob
Was wondering about that myself. How do these dome homes do during floods and blizzards might be more pertinent.
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:32:36 PM PDT
by
skr
(Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
To: Right Wing Vegan
Domes were the rage with leftists back in the 70’s. Maybe leisure suits are coming back next.
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:39:46 PM PDT
by
wjcsux
(On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
To: servo1969
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:40:40 PM PDT
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
To: servo1969
With a pink aircraft warning light at the tippy top!
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posted on
08/06/2023 1:57:32 PM PDT
by
The FIGHTIN Illini
("Let Us Never Forget What They Have Done")
To: The FIGHTIN Illini
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posted on
08/06/2023 2:15:08 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Intelligence has limits, while gullibility doesn't. ~ SunkenCiv)
To: Right Wing Vegan
IMO, dome shaped houses are a disaster.
Unattractive and not as resistant to adverse weather as they claim. The winds can still lift the roofing shingles off the roof from the direction the winds are coming from.
And they don’t look very space efficient. Closets in shapes of wedges with curved walls? Bedrooms with curved walls? How to beds and dressers fit in there without wasting space?
What about kitchen cupboards and countertops?
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posted on
08/06/2023 2:26:50 PM PDT
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
To: Right Wing Vegan
“Our clients are looking for something different, and they’re attuned to climate change,” Johnson says.”
So he has idiot suckers for clients. Fleece them.
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posted on
08/06/2023 2:38:27 PM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo“What were you doing in the store? You were eating the food?”)
To: Right Wing Vegan
For an average-size dome, completed building costs range from $350,000 to $450,000 in rural areas, with costs up to 50% higher in cities and suburbs, he says. For $150,000 you can buy a manufactured home of the same size.
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posted on
08/06/2023 2:45:51 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Follow the money. Even if it leads you to someplace horrible it will still lead you to the truth.)
To: sauropod
I was 3 miles from the epicenter of the Loma Prieta quake.
A dresser fell over but the house (39 ft dome circa ‘78)
was fine.
To: Right Wing Vegan
I’d prefer this home…
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posted on
08/06/2023 4:47:18 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: metmom
Shingles won’t lay very flat on the surface of a dome like the one pictured. The “roof” pitch is not the same on all parts either, so you’d need to be careful with the nailing too. The windows and doors will be more likely to leak as well.
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posted on
08/06/2023 5:08:40 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
To: smokingfrog
All I see from that is more problems than solutions.
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posted on
08/06/2023 5:17:00 PM PDT
by
metmom
(He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
To: metmom
Domes could be practical for earthquake prone areas.
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posted on
08/06/2023 5:37:13 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
To: Right Wing Vegan
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posted on
08/06/2023 5:39:25 PM PDT
by
goosie
( )
To: Right Wing Vegan
It would be better to get one that can take a few shells.
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