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This sounds like Persian Wind Catchers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher There's a similar type of buil
by stephengillie 8y ago
This sounds like Persian Wind Catchers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher
There's a similar type of building which uses temperature difference to generate condensation within a building, creating a pool of water. The name escapes me at the moment.
- kazinator 8y ago> The name escapes me at the moment. Vancouver Condo
- tomcam 8y ago...and scene. Might as well just close the thread at this point.
- beaconstudios 8y agothe wind traps, from Dune?
- stephengillie 8y agoSimilar - wind traps in Persia and Arabia. Those in Dune were probably inspired by their real world counterparts.
- beaconstudios 8y agoprobably - the book did lean very heavily on middle eastern cultural references.
- jamiek88 8y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhchāl https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhchāl