All over Japan there are temple complexes dating back hundreds of years which are made all or mostly of very perishable materials like wood and bamboo. They are good exdamples of persistant but (relatively) non-durable structures. These buildings are periodically torn down and rebuilt using the original plans and methods but all new materials. Would these kinds of structures fill your criteria? It makes more sense to bend with the wind then to attempt to remain rigid. This sort of rebuilding scheme has enabled Japan's cultural sites to survive in a very geologically unstable and natural disaster-prone land.
Was I the ony one who read this as "I wonder how many homes could be powered if everyone ate a vegan..."? Personally, I have been advocating vegan-cannibalism for years now.
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All over Japan there are temple complexes dating back hundreds of years which are made all or mostly of very perishable materials like wood and bamboo. They are good exdamples of persistant but (relatively) non-durable structures. These buildings are periodically torn down and rebuilt using the original plans and methods but all new materials. Would these kinds of structures fill your criteria? It makes more sense to bend with the wind then to attempt to remain rigid. This sort of rebuilding scheme has enabled Japan's cultural sites to survive in a very geologically unstable and natural disaster-prone land.
Was I the ony one who read this as "I wonder how many homes could be powered if everyone ate a vegan..."?
Personally, I have been advocating vegan-cannibalism for years now.
Replace 'wierd' with 'correct' (or even 'educated').