--- F R E N D Z of martian --- ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: GeeK: Airplane House! Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 03:35:08 -0500 From: Thomas Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.leppo.com/~airplanehome/ Why not just live in a stick house like everyone else?: The practical reasons: I don't mean to offend, but wood is in my view a terrible building material. It's biodegradable, whether you want it to be or not - it's termite and microbe (rot) chow. It's also great fire fuel. It's relatively weak, and it's secured with low tech fasteners using low tech techniques. And traditional rectangular construction methods are inferior structurally - they're weak. Stick homes can't withstand sever winds or severe earthquakes, they frequently kill people when they explode into flames, they're easily broken into by burglars, they're leaky, and they degrade quickly. On the positive side, they are relatively economical to build. But retired airliners are profoundly well designed, high tech aerospace quality sealed pressure canisters that can withstand 575 mph winds and seven G acceleration forces with ease, will last for centuries with minimal corrosion management effort, are highly fire resistant, and provide superior security. They're among the finest structures that mankind has ever built. A -TRUE- geek pad. -Thom -- Linux. May the source be with you. W4U - The World Wide Web Workers' Union - http://w4u.dhs.org/ W4U archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/w4u-info@marsbard.com/ -- Sent to you via the frendz list at marsbard.com The archive is at http://www.mail-archive.com/frendz@marsbard.com/
