• peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    Are these houses good shelters for tornados?

    They don’t look like they would be. That alone kills the tiny house for a huge chunk of the US :/.

    • yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works
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      23 hours ago

      Generally this can be solved with hurricane ties (to prevent the structure from completely flying) and a community tornado shelter in affected regions. It won’t eliminate damage but will reduce it as much as can be.

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      1 day ago

      If you build one big shelter for the neighbourhood its probably way more cost effective than per house.

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        1 day ago

        I know they do that in trailer parks, but you still have to make it to the shelter. And there are a lot of people who would prefer to gamble than do that. Trailers at least have heft to them, and multiple walls to catch flying debris. You can duck into a bathroom for instance if things get real bad real quick.

        Edit: but I clearly haven’t thought this out as the people would otherwise be homeless and have 0 shelter