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ZiNgA BuRgA · 01/03/2012 10:49 PM

Developed to try to reduce the damage from earthquakes over in Japan.
The house has a system underneath, which, when triggered by a detector, will thrust air underneath and levitate the house a bit.

http://inhabitat.com/japanese-levitating...rthquakes/

IMO seems to be an overkill solution, and I can't really see it working on highrise buildings, but cool nonetheless.

Jem · 01/03/2012 10:59 PM

Maybe. Depends on the system that is used to levitate it.

Vegetano1 · 02/03/2012 12:03 AM

Mebbe Japan could def use this,. mebbe not for homes,..

Kuu · 02/03/2012 02:37 AM

High-Powered magnets would be funnier.

diego · 02/03/2012 06:07 AM

Pretty cool. I wonder how many people could afford it though.

Frigid_Impulse · 02/03/2012 07:31 AM

Id lure an unsuspecting victim ( I uh.... mean friend :) ) into my house while its on the ground, then raise it up.

Then when they leave later id distract em somehow so they wouldnt notice the house raised up a little, then watch em fall XD

13thprotector · 02/03/2012 08:45 AM

Why would I? I already have a perfectly good house that I live in and it's stuck on the ground. Why fix somethin' that ain't broke?

Frigid_Impulse · 02/03/2012 09:09 AM

(02/03/2012 08:45 AM)13thprotector Wrote: Why would I? I already have a perfectly good house that I live in and it's stuck on the ground. Why fix somethin' that ain't broke?

Im pretty sure its to keep Earthquakes from breaking your house.

13thprotector · 02/03/2012 09:17 AM

I live nowhere near earthquakes and my house is on a hill away from floods too.

Davis · 02/03/2012 09:21 AM

I don't want this but good for the people living in areas where there is lots of earthquake activity.

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