A house that always faces the sun
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3. LightAng3l commented 13 years ago
And when the first earthquake hits ... it will be a derailed house
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8. WhiteWolf commented 13 years ago
I though this video is going to be about saving power, and not about unnecessary loud, slow rotating and again UNNECESSARY luxury
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9. librabooks commented 13 years ago
He can take his house out for a spin!
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11. loadrunner commented 13 years ago
I was thinkin at this vid. in combination with the house
http://www.snotr.com/video/3443/Russian_Merry-Go-Round
http://www.snotr.com/video/3443/Russian_Merry-Go-Round
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13. Thanny commented 13 years ago
I'm a bit puzzled about the utilities cable. He says it can go up to two full rotations without undue stress, but restricts it to one. But how? Does he turn the house in different directions? They mention the speed as up to two full turns an hour, but that would max out the cable in just an hour. The omission of details like that bugs me.
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14. nooitaf (admin) commented 13 years ago
- 1883 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Robida
- 1958 - F.Massau - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lkCqpe3Yo
- 1994 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotrop_Rotating_House
- 2006 - http://www.everinghamrotatinghouse.com.au/
- 2011 - http://www.solaleya.com/ourmodels-domespace.htm <- want!
- 1958 - F.Massau - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lkCqpe3Yo
- 1994 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotrop_Rotating_House
- 2006 - http://www.everinghamrotatinghouse.com.au/
- 2011 - http://www.solaleya.com/ourmodels-domespace.htm <- want!
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15. Mourialaid commented 13 years ago
I'll put an anti-theft system triggering full speed spin mode
#13: Maybe it turns in the opposite direction really quick to untwist the cable, then continue slowly in the original direction?
Another idea would be to make it float and rotate on a big underground hidden water tank?
#13: Maybe it turns in the opposite direction really quick to untwist the cable, then continue slowly in the original direction?
Another idea would be to make it float and rotate on a big underground hidden water tank?
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17. Limberg commented 13 years ago
#13 if the house is following the sun he only needs about 180* rotation and can go back to where it started during the night. For any other user selected angle the system can choose which way to rotate. There is no point in having the house turn more then 360*
It's a nice idea, not sure I would want to live in it, I like to know which way I'm going when I go out the door
It's a nice idea, not sure I would want to live in it, I like to know which way I'm going when I go out the door
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20. wyvern1978 commented 13 years ago
#1 and #2
It is in Australia... no tornados no earthquakes!
It is in Australia... no tornados no earthquakes!
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21. gazisere commented 13 years ago
#20, sorry but we get about 16 tornados a year here in australia http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/06/04/2918660.htm , as well as earthquakes, sorry buddy but we get them too http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/index.jsp , if you live here like i do, then it pays to know facts about your country or google about them first.
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22. Gattaiolato commented 13 years ago
But and at night? Why he doesn't build a house that follow the sun around the earth?
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23. richardleed commented 13 years ago
Wouldn't it be easier to just move into a Merry-go-round?
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24. WickedOne14 commented 12 years ago
You know the dog wakes up and goes WTF am I?
+5 1. TehChillinJuggal commented 13 years ago