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Re: EEVblog #938 - Tesla Solar Roofs - Are They Viable?
« Reply #125 on: August 16, 2018, 08:36:55 pm »
Wow, thatch, that certainly isn't something you see in these parts. Maybe 150 years ago.
Thatch is such a big deal in the British countryside that we elevated a Thatcher to run the country in the 80s.
 

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Re: EEVblog #938 - Tesla Solar Roofs - Are They Viable?
« Reply #126 on: August 16, 2018, 09:21:05 pm »
Wood does certainly have disadvantages, but when you live in an earthquake zone like the west coast of the US, the flexibility of wood structures is an advantage. Brick buildings collapse, wood buildings sway. Also wood is abundant in this region so it's a lot less expensive than building out of brick or concrete.

Everything is a compromise though.
 


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