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Solar punk is not... here's what it actually is. (peertube.stream)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Strong video: showing the difference between true solar punk on the one hand and greenwashing on the other .

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Concrete is chosen to be fire resistant. You can't have something like the 16th century fire of London burn down the whole city at once.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You're right of course, but not solely. It's also got very, very high compressive strength.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah, so does bamboo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Bro, it's not equivalent.

Bamboo's got about 1.7MPa compressive strength to weak concrete's 15MPa.

I'm absolutely keen on caring for nature, but being pragmatic also hinges on knowing when to use certain materials at the right times. As an engineer, my goal is maximizing utility, and thus minimizing environmental impact when considering the system (earth) as a whole.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

yeah yeah ok