Monday, January 19, 2009

Monolithic Dome?


I visited Area 51 this morning and was greeted kindly by Nathan. He came from Idaho. He works for a company called South Industries and they make these things, what they call Monolithic Domes. According to the website, these khaki colored balloons are Airforms (perhaps a patented fabric) that are inflated with generator-run fans until they are sprayed inside with polyurethane foam, supported by steel rebar, and then resprayed with a special concrete mixture. Supposedly these things are fire, water and wind resistant (like Captain Planet) but I can't tell if it's because they're dome shaped or because they're made of concrete, like everything else on Guam. I also can't tell if they're energy efficient because they are dome shaped or because they have so few windows. Some breakthrough. Or maybe I'm just not getting the whole story.

My only hope is to get invited inside one of these things once they are done and the neighbors move in. Maybe if I can get Sloan to make some of those filled pancakes we can head over there with a gift basket and talk about what Captain Planet did while he was in those kids' rings all day.

2 comments:

Miriam Rose Palmore said...

Guitar Hero. That's what all superheroes do when not superheroing. With Gaia, too.

Why is Guam the hub of all things experimental? First capsule houses, now this!

Drew said...

Oh yeah, Gaia! How could I have forgotten? I bet she plays guitar hero with a flemenco guitar, or a mandolin.