I thought this rotating house was impossible.
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Near San Diego, California, there's a rotating house: and somehow, all the utilities, the electricity, gas and water, work even on the rotating part. How's t...
  • Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world
    42·
    1 year ago

    Wow, that’s actually some really clever engineering that went into making a hub for the utilities where the lines can all rotate together. I’d hate to be the one who has to fix it when something goes wrong though, it looks like a lot of that is probably bespoke, and replacing anything must be big $$$. Also it’s hard to imagine that the sewage system is problem-free. I wonder if they have a masticator in the line somewhere.

    • Annoyed_Crabby@lemmy.world
      14·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, he designed it himself, there’s probably no documentation on it but the original one, and fixing it mean have to get the part made for it.

      • okawari@kbin.social
        15·
        1 year ago

        I figure if you buy that house in that location, the cost of having it fixed isnt even on your radar.

          • okawari@kbin.social
            5·
            1 year ago

            For sure. Though, the sensors will pick up when the first of two seals break, you could potentially use the system while a replacement seal is being worked on. If you’re feeling adventurous that is. ;)

            • DaGeek247@kbin.social
              1·
              1 year ago

              It’s three seals and two sensors. You’re still technically good to go with both sensors going off for leaks. One leak is cause to buy a replacement seal and/or junction but it isn’t a reason to move out.

      • MeepMorp@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think I saw he has some patents on it in the video. You could probably use existing hardware and those patents to reconstruct as needed.

  • Magiwarriorx@lemmy.world
    14·
    1 year ago

    Does anyone have a good explanation for why sewer is above drinking water? Wouldn’t it be safer to do it the other way?

      • DaGeek247@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        I think it doesn’t matter at all. I̶t̶’̶s̶ ̶g̶o̶n̶n̶a̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶t̶a̶m̶i̶n̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶e̶i̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶w̶a̶y̶.̶ it has three seals and two sensors per pipe to tell if it has started to leak so it’ll all show up before it becomes an issue anyways.

        Ftfy.

  • Alethe Crow@sh.itjust.works
    121·
    1 year ago

    This house popped up on my YouTube last night.

    It’s such a cool house, the engineering for the piping to also rotate via seal rings is really impressive. I think he also said it’s just a 1.5 HP motor.

  • joneskind@lemmy.world
    58·
    1 year ago

    As a former architecture teacher, all I have to say about those rotating house is that they’re dumb AF, costing a fortune in energy spending.

    The landscape moves. So does your head on your neck, and your eyeballs in your skull, and your ass on your legs.

    Pure stupidity.

    • thunderbird32@fedia.io
      12·
      1 year ago

      costing a fortune in energy spending.

      I’m curious where the energy waste comes in. The owner says it only takes a 1HP motor to move the building, so I can’t imagine its very power hungry. What am I missing?

      • crypticthree@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Horsepower doesn’t measure the total energy needed to rotate the house because it doesn’t capture the amount of time the motor runs for.

    • damnYouSun@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 year ago

      Is it of the point about being in architect to design somewhat dumb things.

      Architects always keep trying to reinvent bridge just so they don’t have to make the same bridge twice. The best design for a house is a cube made out of concrete, but we don’t build like that.