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If building tsunami-resistant buildings is too expensive, are there alternative options? E.g. mandate that everybody has easy access to an enormous ball of expa
by mrob 7y ago
If building tsunami-resistant buildings is too expensive, are there alternative options? E.g. mandate that everybody has easy access to an enormous ball of expanded polypropylene, with a hollow center and a tunnel big enough for entry. EPP is very tough and impact resistant, so it might save the occupant while it's floating in the tsunami. I don't know if it would actually work, but has anybody even studied this type of idea?
- im_down_w_otp 7y agoWouldn't good ol' fashioned fallout shelter technology suffice, save for a few use case specific alterations? You won't be underwater forever. How long does it take for a tsunami to recede?
- tracker1 7y agoThere's material design, shape and reinforcements to consider, but a tube would probably be a decent start. Requiring such a think, along with a alert system (loud sirens/speakers) in the region should probably also be a requirement.
- tempguy9999 7y ago> has anybody even studied this type of idea? Yes. Kind of. A bit. Well, project moose, but not really I suppose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOSE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOSE