Raven
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Joined: 19 May 2003
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Location: Clyde, Ohio
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Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:53 am |
Q: What do you get when you add two engineers, concrete, some fabric, water, and air?
A: Why a Building in a Bag of course!
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| A pair of engineers in London have come up with a "building in a bag" -- a sack of cement-impregnated fabric. To erect the structure, all you have to do is add water to the bag and inflate it with air. Twelve hours later the Nissen-shaped shelter is dried out and ready for use. |
Very nice, apparently this has won all kinds of awards and is getting national attention by the Red Cross and the UN.
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The best part is that The shelter can also be delivered sterile, This allows previously impossible surgical procedures to be performed from day one of a crisis. Very nice, give these men a hand, or a pat on the back, from me! |
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