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    Forum Styrofoam Homes Are Typhoon-Resistant, Refillable with People or Coffee



    Styrofoam homes may sound like a recipient for disaster, but Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. thinks they're the future. A future in which all of us will be hobbits or smurfs. Made with 7-inch-thick 100% expanded polystyrene foam modules, the company says that they don't have the maintenance problems of wood or metal structures, and they are "highly resistant" to earthquakes, fires, and typhoons. Still, the 480 domes at Aso Farm Land resort village in Kyushu look like a suburban community on Mos Eisley's outskirts or a world from Myst.

    http://gizmodo.com/5034638/styrofoam...ople-or-coffee

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    hmm i dunno about my home being made out the stuff my take out food is placed on. wonder how they fixed the whole melting issue with the heat exposure.

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    look cool but if you trip inside it you could potentially leave a massive hole in the side.

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