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My heart goes out to him. I hope he can get back on his feet soon.
I'm assuming this is a youtube-celebrity kind of guy?
yeah, he does tech reviews, pc builds etc.
Ah. Good ol' Nvidia
Obligatory Nvidia joke
I'm actually kinda surprised the iPad still worked.
It boggles my mind why americans still build houses completely out of wood. With the amount of forest fires and huracanes and general safety hazards that they get.
[QUOTE=Qiler;43737653]It boggles my mind why americans still build houses completely out of wood. With the amount of forest fires and huracanes and general safety hazards that they get.[/QUOTE]
I hope you're kidding right...I can't tell if you're making a joke or not.
Because if you're not, biggest face-palm ever.
[QUOTE=Monkey san;43736381]Ah. Good ol' Nvidia[/QUOTE]
What's funny, is I've actually had nvidia cards explode and catch fire.
[QUOTE=Qiler;43737653]It boggles my mind why americans still build houses completely out of wood. With the amount of forest fires and huracanes and general safety hazards that they get.[/QUOTE]
Thats because we don't live in a Fahrenheit 451 type future yet where we can spray everything with a solvent that fireproofs absolutely everything. wood is going to be cheaper and easier to setup than concrete is.
Plus concrete is [i]really[/i] ugly. Just take a look at any former soviet-bloc country and look at some former state housing. It's really bleak and depressing looking.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;43737900]Thats because we don't live in a Fahrenheit 451 type future yet where we can spray everything with a solvent that fireproofs absolutely everything. wood is going to be cheaper and easier to setup than concrete is.
Plus concrete is [i]really[/i] ugly. Just take a look at any former soviet-bloc country and look at some former state housing. It's really bleak and depressing looking.[/QUOTE]
Bricks are nice and are just about the same price range, if not a tiny bit more expensive.
This is my biggest fear living an apartment, granted in the complex I live in the exterior walls of the units are made of concrete. Also the walls dividing the units are concrete but even still it would only slow down a fire not stop it. I always think, what if I am next door to the asshole who falls asleep with a cigarette or leaves the stove on...
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;43737900]Thats because we don't live in a Fahrenheit 451 type future yet where we can spray everything with a solvent that fireproofs absolutely everything. wood is going to be cheaper and easier to setup than concrete is.
Plus concrete is [i]really[/i] ugly. Just take a look at any former soviet-bloc country and look at some former state housing. It's really bleak and depressing looking.[/QUOTE]
Wood is cheaper and easier only if you don't have to rebuild it after it inevitably goes up in flames like a matchstick/roots from the inside/a big bad wolf comes and blows it over/gets eaten by termites. And concrete doesn't have to look gray and ugly if you use this wonderfull invention called PAINT (or texture it). Building a house which has a whole list of potential problems with only benefit being cheap to build, shows a lack of foresight.
[QUOTE=Qiler;43740098]Wood is cheaper and easier only if you don't have to rebuild it after it inevitably goes up in flames like a matchstick/roots from the inside/a big bad wolf comes and blows it over/gets eaten by termites. And concrete doesn't have to look gray and ugly if you use this wonderfull invention called PAINT (or texture it). Building a house which has a whole list of potential problems with only benefit being cheap to build, shows a lack of foresight.[/QUOTE]
Couple of points:
Most of the problems you mentioned are pretty easy to deal with. Termites are never a problem in a house that is properly constructed, and wood isn't going to just fall over. Building codes exist for this reason, and they vary by region because you don't need a tornado proof home in Maine. In addition, many modern insulators are flame retardant, as are things like Sheetrock.
Longevity. America is an incredibly mobile culture. The average person lives in something like 7 different locations for more than a year or two (can't recall the exact duration off the top of my head). People are unwilling to invest several hundred thousand extra to make a structure that lasts for several centuries when they probably aren't passing it on to their descendants, and in fact probably won't spend more than 30 years living there. Additionally, America has a history of leveling structures and building new ones just for aesthetics, let alone that it's frequently cheaper to bulldoze something and build from scratch than make massive renovations.
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[QUOTE=Qiler;43737653]It boggles my mind why americans still build houses completely out of wood. With the amount of forest fires and huracanes and general safety hazards that they get.[/QUOTE]
yup im sure poland doesnt have any wooden houses
[QUOTE=Death_God;43740559]yup im sure poland doesnt have any wooden houses[/QUOTE] I bet if he knocks down some Sheetrock he will find a wood frame and insulation. Only reason he is arguing is to save face.
he seems quite cheerful in the video, like he isn't letting the fact that 99 percent of his possessions are now gone, so I admire him for that attitude.
What, i was just watching a video of this guy few days ago, reviewing the Moto G
He actually just posted this: [url]https://twitter.com/austinnotduncan/status/429396151310110721[/url]
he's taking it pretty well
[QUOTE=Qiler;43740098]Wood is cheaper and easier only if you don't have to rebuild it after it inevitably goes up in flames like a matchstick/roots from the inside/a big bad wolf comes and blows it over/gets eaten by termites. And concrete doesn't have to look gray and ugly if you use this wonderfull invention called PAINT (or texture it). Building a house which has a whole list of potential problems with only benefit being cheap to build, shows a lack of foresight.[/QUOTE]
Except several hundred million homes in the US are made from wood and don't suffer issues like falling apart or bursting into flames for no actual reason. You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
[QUOTE=Super Saiyan Yerbs;43740698]he seems quite cheerful in the video, like he isn't letting the fact that 99 percent of his possessions are now gone, so I admire him for that attitude.[/QUOTE]
I would imagine that his insurance will be picking up the brunt of financial damage for his belongings, which are replaceable. He probably had offsite backups for his data (I hope) and he got his important paper documents in the safe. And the building itself is not really his problem. For the most part, it seems like its nothing more than a major incovenience, rather than something absolutely devastating. I'm sure he lost a few irreplaceable things, but I guess that's the way she goes and you can't really get hung up on them.
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What's really surreal is looking through his past videos, realizing that just about nothing in those videos exists anymore.
[QUOTE=Death_God;43740559]yup im sure poland doesnt have any wooden houses[/QUOTE]
Poland stopped building wooden houses over 50 years ago and moved to concrete/cinder blocks/bricks. There are some wooden houses left but they are old and buldozed when there is a chance. The only new wooden house i saw was 4 years ago and it was a log cabin build by eccentric in a remote location 50km from nearest town.
[QUOTE=MR-X;43740650]I bet if he knocks down some Sheetrock he will find a wood frame and insulation. Only reason he is arguing is to save face.[/QUOTE]
If i tear down sheetrock i will find metal frames sheetrock is bolted to and a cinder block wall.
How can i be so sure? because i bolted sheetrock myself. The reason for it was to hide cables for lan, tv speakers and alarm system. The only wooden part of the house is the roof.
Zephyrs made some good arguments and i agree its mostly cultural. But i still would not want to live in wooden house even if someone paid me to.
[QUOTE=Umbra Fidelis;43738948]Bricks are nice and are just about the same price range, if not a tiny bit more expensive.[/QUOTE]
Bricks are nice but they don't fare well in earthquakes or high winds which, unfortunately, a large amount of the US experiences at one point or another. Kinda damned if you do, damned if you don't.
[QUOTE=Qiler;43737653]It boggles my mind why americans still build houses completely out of wood. With the amount of forest fires and huracanes and general safety hazards that they get.[/QUOTE]
Did you know people live in different parts of the world?
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