However, glass blocks have an advantage over translucent concrete in that they survive earthquakes better. This has to do with the rubber gaskets and mortar between them allowing the structure to flex. If you did blocks in this material and built up the structure the same way, glass blocks are better.The balance is that concrete would hold up against floods and hurricanes better.
What mlwarrior is saying does not actually make sense, as notanidiot pointed out. He says the sum of the users IQ has gone down while so many more people have joined . . . this could only be if the new people had negative IQ's. Even an IQ of one would raise the sum to a higher number. He means to say the average IQ has gone done. Which is also disproven because "Woah" now has -14 diggs.
mllawsoJan 9, 2009
The hell you weren't.
gemfinderJan 9, 2009
However, glass blocks have an advantage over translucent concrete in that they survive earthquakes better. This has to do with the rubber gaskets and mortar between them allowing the structure to flex. If you did blocks in this material and built up the structure the same way, glass blocks are better.The balance is that concrete would hold up against floods and hurricanes better.
yeahaboutthatJan 9, 2009
Why do I get the feeling that we're going to wind-up passing a federal law named after you.....
eluusiveJan 9, 2009
Actually, here's a Youtube video of the stuff: <a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP6tetFVCGU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP6tetFVCGU</a>This is NOT the "LiTraCon" crap that is trivially obvious to do. (That is to say putting fiber optics in concrete)
dementeddJan 9, 2009
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daeusJan 9, 2009
Like that startrek movie
truebeliever83Jan 10, 2009
What mlwarrior is saying does not actually make sense, as notanidiot pointed out. He says the sum of the users IQ has gone down while so many more people have joined . . . this could only be if the new people had negative IQ's. Even an IQ of one would raise the sum to a higher number. He means to say the average IQ has gone done. Which is also disproven because "Woah" now has -14 diggs.
j4200Jan 12, 2009
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