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Re:A house that costs $20k by luisramalho on Thursday February 04, 2016 @04:36AM (#11032884)
Does it float on magma?

Do houses in Iceland really do that?

Re:A house that costs $20k by david-given on Thursday February 04, 2016 @04:44AM (#11032908)
Only briefly.
Re:A house that costs $20k by logfromblammo on Thursday February 04, 2016 @03:17PM (#11036854)
If you built a boat from SiC attached to enormous heat sinks radiating into empty space, it would float for longer.
Re:A house that costs $20k by DrScump on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @08:45PM (#11070244)
But air-conditioning expense makes it cost-prohibitive.
Re:A house that costs $20k by adrianN on Thursday February 04, 2016 @04:53AM (#11032940)
Magma is pretty dense (it's molten rocks, after all), so many things float on magma.
Re:A house that costs $20k by iofj on Thursday February 04, 2016 @08:32AM (#11033746)
Very interesting discussion on the subject :

http://www.wired.com/2012/01/can-you-walk-on-lava-falling-in...