Vermont City Almost Encased In a 1-Mile Dome

destinyland writes "A Vermont city once proposed a one-mile dome over its 7,000 residents. (They paid $4 million a year in heating bills, and HUD seriously considered funding their proposal.) The city's architectural concept included supporting the Dome with air pressure slightly above atmospheric pressure. (Buckminster Fuller warned their biggest challenge would be keeping it from floating away...) There would be no more heating bills, fly-fishing all year, and no more snow shoveling. And to this day, the former city planner insists that 'Economically it's a slam dunk.'"

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NO, the Simpsons did NOT fucking do it

[ifwm]

This was planned in 1979.

The Simpsons didn't exist in 1979.

Get some life experience that doesn't involve you presuming a well worn and currently unfunny show was the originator of everything, you'll look ridiculous.

Re:Houston Has Similar Plans

[ckaminski]

You've obviously never been to Montpelier, who's major claim to fame as a Capital is a Lexus dealership.