Underground dome house of the family who led geese to fly home on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2023–2026.
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Kirsten Dirksen tours the underground ferro-cement dome home of Paula and Bill Lishman, the family behind the geese-led flight story. The skylit earth-sheltered house stays warm below the frost line.
HN points to it as an interesting real-world example of earth-sheltered living for staying cool or warm.
“That entire place is mind-bending.”
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
Now that is the coolest fridge I've ever seen. Found a video of it in action (yes, featuring the same dad joke all over the comments but that is not stopping me): ▶ this video That entire place is mind-bending.
in “Chest Fridge” · View on HN
The one by the people who flew with the geese is interesting. ▶ this video Edit: I'm thinking mostly underground is much cheaper and reduces the risks of wildfire, wind, hail, tornado, and lightning. / There's also the opal miners in Australia who built their whole town underground. [link]
in “Ask HN: Possible to go/live underground to cool off?” · View on HN
The problem is poorly-designed housing. Go semi-subterranean with heat pumps for unusual weather. Example: ▶ this video
in “The Race to Build a Better Air Conditioner” · View on HN