500lbguerilla
03-21-2005, 07:10 PM
Just goes to show theres a million spin off inventions waiting to be 'discovered'.
Need a Building? Just Add Water
In a world with millions of refugees, numerous war zones and huge areas devastated by natural disaster, aid agencies and militaries have long needed a way to quickly erect shelters on demand.
Soon, there will be such a method. A pair of engineers in London have come up with a "building in a bag" -- a sack of cement-impregnated fabric. To erect the structure, all you have to do is add water to the bag and inflate it with air. Twelve hours later the Nissen-shaped shelter is dried out and ready for use.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66872,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2
Need a Building? Just Add Water
In a world with millions of refugees, numerous war zones and huge areas devastated by natural disaster, aid agencies and militaries have long needed a way to quickly erect shelters on demand.
Soon, there will be such a method. A pair of engineers in London have come up with a "building in a bag" -- a sack of cement-impregnated fabric. To erect the structure, all you have to do is add water to the bag and inflate it with air. Twelve hours later the Nissen-shaped shelter is dried out and ready for use.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66872,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2