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nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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Water is weakly diamagnetic so maybe there is some cellular level detection of magnetic fields even in the human brain.
 
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Tonyr1084

Joined Sep 24, 2015
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BOY; you're just raining on my parade all day.

No, seriously, that's funny.

I would imagine that the lego style build can be strengthened by an outer sheathing and inner drywalling. Only, adding electrical at a later date would precipitate a stick framed wall. Still, I think it'd take quite a few huffing wolves to blow that thing down. But then again, Mother Nature is a bit stronger than quite a few huffing wolves. She can blow anything down for sure.
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
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BOY; you're just raining on my parade all day.

No, seriously, that's funny.

I would imagine that the lego style build can be strengthened by an outer sheathing and inner drywalling. Only, adding electrical at a later date would precipitate a stick framed wall. Still, I think it'd take quite a few huffing wolves to blow that thing down. But then again, Mother Nature is a bit stronger than quite a few huffing wolves. She can blow anything down for sure.
That and it seems to be “less inexpensive”. ;)
 

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Tonyr1084

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Don't need a contractor and only need the help of just a few friends. Wonder how much each block costs. That's where they'll get'ch'a.
 

strantor

Joined Oct 3, 2010
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The OSB/foam bricks are a cool idea and I imagine extremely energy efficient but I think probably wouldn't even comply with fire code in Bangladesh. The plastic bricks look like an awesome solution for non-habitable structures and other things. I have an immediate use for them: to build a levee to keep the water out of my yard. Their interlocking geometry might make them idea for retaining walls that won't give way; although I'm not sure if it matters that they are probably lighter than the soil they would be retaining.
 

nsaspook

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It's really creepy being under a ship in dry-dock. I installed sonar, sounding and nav equipment on them when I worked for Hughes Aircraft Marine division near LA.
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Transducer fairing. We had to jack the pinger to the mounting plate on the hull and torque the bolts from inside the Pit Sword room.

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The round shiny object near the sailors head is the depth Fathometer transducer/pinger with the speed Pit Sword blade with water seal glands to the left near the other sailors hands. Both are hull penetrations for Nav sensors.
If you have claustrophobia, it's not a job for you.
 
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