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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by xnx on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:43PM (#29883963)
It's amazing how over-spec'ed (in some categories) for housing plane is: air-tight, heavy thermal and noise insulation, built to withstand winds of hundreds of miles-per-hour. It's a shame we can't build something like the iPhone or Tesla of housing.
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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by coryrc on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:32PM (#29887118)
They are not significantly thermally insulated and are full of toxic materials. In no way is it a good idea.
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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by mdmglr on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:53PM (#29887723)
Can you elaborate on the toxic materials? I'm curious to know more. I am aware of Skydrol hydralic fluid and perhaps some other oils/lubricants. Is there anything else that might be toxic?
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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by coryrc on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:49AM (#29888056)
Depending on the age, PCBs in the wiring, fire retardants all over.
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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by snorrah on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:59PM (#29884994)
iPhone, sure. Tesla? Not a chance. Their build quality is abysmal.
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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by rpmisms on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:36PM (#29886617)
They're still overbuilt in certain aspects, as are iPhones. I think the comparison is "doing much more than what you would think the bare minimum is".
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Re:A man who lives in a Boeing 727 in Oregon (2020) by sideshowb on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @03:08AM (#29888862)
The iPhone house - in which only a limited set of objects pre-approved by the manufacturer are allowed in the front door?
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