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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by Spooky23 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:50PM (#35708911)
It’s funny because many buildings exist for 500-3000 years in various forms, and they are all some variant of brick, compressed earth or stone.
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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by kadoban on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @10:11PM (#35709022)
Many, many similar buildings did not last though.

It's quite possible that if you want a newly built structure to last that long with the highest probability, you should pick new materials.

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Re:Could we stop Yellowstone from erupting with a giant geot... by ElevenLathe on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @10:35PM (#35709132)
Or, if you need 1 intact building in 1000 years, build many many of them now and hope you get lucky with at least one of them.
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