Honestly, every year we hear about houses getting destroyed by tornados (and people getting buried under). They seem to be mostly wooden houses. So, why not build concrete houses, atleast in the high risk disaster prone areas?
In: 1750
Why doesn’t Japan build tsunami proof buildings? The answer is that it’s not practical. It’s barely possible and would be prohibitively expensive.
Tornados are the same.
Comedian ron white has a bit about this (his is about hurricanes but a tornado is just a hurricane on land so it still applies)
Why doesn’t Japan build tsunami proof buildings? The answer is that it’s not practical. It’s barely possible and would be prohibitively expensive.
Tornados are the same.
Comedian ron white has a bit about this (his is about hurricanes but a tornado is just a hurricane on land so it still applies)
Why doesn’t Japan build tsunami proof buildings? The answer is that it’s not practical. It’s barely possible and would be prohibitively expensive.
Tornados are the same.
Comedian ron white has a bit about this (his is about hurricanes but a tornado is just a hurricane on land so it still applies)
Concrete wouldn’t help, and it’s far more expensive, difficult to work with, and harder to insulate.
It’s not like we’re unaware that there are other ways to do things; usually (but not always, granted) we do things the way we do for specific reasons
If a tornado directly hits something, it’s probably fucked. The cost of making it not fucked is wayyyy more expensive than the risk of being hit by one. Hell if you live in a cheap house it realistically could double the cost of building it to tornado proof. Only like military or some shit would do that.
Now proofing your house for being near a tornado is much more common and more worth it. Shit like reinforcing windows. This prevents injury and damage from flying debris which is very possible to happen.
Concrete wouldn’t help, and it’s far more expensive, difficult to work with, and harder to insulate.
It’s not like we’re unaware that there are other ways to do things; usually (but not always, granted) we do things the way we do for specific reasons
Concrete wouldn’t help, and it’s far more expensive, difficult to work with, and harder to insulate.
It’s not like we’re unaware that there are other ways to do things; usually (but not always, granted) we do things the way we do for specific reasons
If a tornado directly hits something, it’s probably fucked. The cost of making it not fucked is wayyyy more expensive than the risk of being hit by one. Hell if you live in a cheap house it realistically could double the cost of building it to tornado proof. Only like military or some shit would do that.
Now proofing your house for being near a tornado is much more common and more worth it. Shit like reinforcing windows. This prevents injury and damage from flying debris which is very possible to happen.
If a tornado directly hits something, it’s probably fucked. The cost of making it not fucked is wayyyy more expensive than the risk of being hit by one. Hell if you live in a cheap house it realistically could double the cost of building it to tornado proof. Only like military or some shit would do that.
Now proofing your house for being near a tornado is much more common and more worth it. Shit like reinforcing windows. This prevents injury and damage from flying debris which is very possible to happen.
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