Something like this (not this) would be wonderful on top of a building in NYC. If you lived in a brownstone (owned a brownstone) and could put one of these on top, that'd be awesome.
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#42Just shy of $25K USD for a small room with a door as a single person's computer-based workspace? This is mind-numbingly stupid. You could hardly meet with a second person in there, let alone do anything on a whiteboard or requiring much more physical space than the small desk inside. Why do tiny, minimalist things always cost so much ?
In a place where land was expensive it might make economic sense. E.g. in Old Palo Alto houses cost about $1000 per square foot.
In a place where land is expensive you can still go ahead and build a 25 ft^2 addition for a hell of a lot less than $25k.
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#43They should promote them as stackable too. Imagine these developer cubes filling a warehouse.
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And you'd freeze in one of these in Canada. Unless you have a space heater, but in that case their claims of environmental benefits go out the window.
Assuming that's double paned class and that the rest is well insulated it'd be fine. Not everything in the world is constructed as shoddily as most houses in North America. We've got double paned windows and when it's -10°C out I can put my hand on them and they're only cool to the touch, not cold.
You need to actually check R-values. Even triple-pane windows with low-pressure dry Nitrogen between them has less insulation value than a sheetrocked stud wall with no added insulation.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
For that kind of money you could easily outfit an existing room with a top-quality computer, comfortable desk and chair, office supplies, whatever you need to work.
I don't think the biggest issue is money. It's more about space . Not everyone has an extra room that they can dedicate to having an office. And they may not even be able to add one for $25k.
Maybe not, but you can enclose a corner, outfit it with desk, chair, files, and computer, for less than $6000, much less $25k.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
For that kind of money you could easily outfit an existing room with a top-quality computer, comfortable desk and chair, office supplies, whatever you need to work.
I don't think the biggest issue is money. It's more about space . Not everyone has an extra room that they can dedicate to having an office. And they may not even be able to add one for $25k.
No, but if you can find the space to put a pod like this outside, then you can find room for a small garden shed that costs Where I live, you can build a 30'x60'x15' pole shed for about $15k. That's bigger than some people's apartments!
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#47I think this would be so much better and useful if it was a solar powered shower that sat in your garden. It could catch rain water when available and use tap water (from the hose) otherwise. It's pretty simple to stick a water tank in a solar oven to heat the water too. And you don't need a water pump if the water tank is on the roof, you get plenty of water pressure from gravity.
The water could also then drain into the garden if you used the right soaps in the shower.
A nice design like this could really bring grey water to people who don't want to build their own outdoor showers.
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#48I think this would be so much better and useful if it was a solar powered shower that sat in your garden. It could catch rain water when available and use tap water (from the hose) otherwise. It's pretty simple to stick a water tank in a solar oven to heat the water too. And you don't need a water pump if the water tank is on the roof, you get plenty of water pressure from gravity. The water could also then drain int…
BTW, I know this idea is kind of out of left field but its the first thing I thought when I saw the box. It really looks like it would be a pleasure to take a shower in it while being in the garden.
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#49It took me about three minuets to get that this not a gag.
Nevertheless, such a pod would be rendered obsolete by the SurvivaBall. At least the ball travels around with you.
http://survivaball.com/
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#50Ugh...does it come with your very own standard issue citizen's pants and shoes?