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Video: The Illy Shipping Container House
Posted by Jason Chen at 7:21 AM on December 15, 2007
Gridskipper's got a video of the Illy House in a Shipping Container, the shipping container that (surprise!) transformers into something you can actually live in. The thing takes a good amount of time to change—this ain't no Bumblebee—but something tells us that if Dexter was in one of these instead of a real shipping container, he wouldn't be as messed up as he is now. [Gridskipper]
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s017jrs
Posted 3:34 PM 14/12/07
the video doesn't work?
s017jrs
lunarstreaker
Posted 4:56 PM 14/12/07
With those windows, on top, could get a bit untidy in there during a hail-storm. I am certain arrangements could be made for a roof, but, the 'lady of the house' is gonna have a hissy fit when she finds she cannot re-arrange the furniture! Nonetheless, I like the concept: could be very practical-----the next time we decide to ignore the needs of New Orleans.
lunarstreaker
inkedfusion
Posted 4:26 PM 14/12/07
I dont think dexter would like to be in a crate crushed against the furniture that closes in on him. looks like the furniture is arranged so there is no negative space in that thing. Coulda made him worse!
inkedfusion
Windhawk
Posted 4:13 PM 14/12/07
"cock up!"
Jason's dad, "Jaaaaason!"
Windhawk
CoolZWhip
Posted 4:02 PM 14/12/07
Um hello NO ROOF!
CoolZWhip
astrograph
Posted 3:58 PM 14/12/07
*sigh*
astrograph
Jason Chen
Posted 3:52 PM 14/12/07
Ooops, cock up! Fixing that in a sec. Sorry dudes.
Jason Chen
rexplex
Posted 3:50 PM 14/12/07
I thought that I was blocked at work (some vids work, others don't) until I read the comments. Looks like 873 dissapointed viewers right now.
Can I have my click back?
rexplex
ThePeacemaker02
Posted 3:50 PM 14/12/07
I love that show. Season finale this weekend!
ThePeacemaker02
CountryDevil
Posted 3:43 PM 14/12/07
@MacAddict21: Yea, what is up with that.... now gizmodo is teasing us.....
CountryDevil
Abnormal
Posted 3:43 PM 14/12/07
Smooth Chen very smooth...
Abnormal
MacAddict21
Posted 3:37 PM 14/12/07
its not a video. its just a picture of a video. nice going guys.
MacAddict21
darkwaters
Posted 6:02 PM 14/12/07
The video need to show more of the setup. What does the kitchen look like?
darkwaters
Vagabum
Posted 7:08 PM 14/12/07
That would be perfect for a Duff Man tailgate party.
Vagabum
ackthbbft
Posted 7:53 PM 14/12/07
Not as impressive as the flat-pack house I saw some time back. Besides, a roof might be nice, don't you think?
ackthbbft
TrafficGeek
Posted 8:44 PM 14/12/07
Oooh! Furnished cargo container to smuggle illegal alien in luxury! For an additional $30k on top of the $30k you don't already have, we'll ship you and your family in this!
TrafficGeek
Feba
Posted 12:43 AM 16/12/07
>shipping container that (surprise!) transformers into something you can >actually live in.
wait, what?
How the hell are you supposed to live in that thing? It provides no protection from the elements, not to mention privacy. It's also incredibly infeasible to build a structure like that in large enough quantities for it to be affordable disaster/poverty relief.
Something like [www.alibaba.com] would be a much more realistic option. Or hell, just leave a bunch of shipping containers on the ground near each other, put a portapotty in every few containers, and tell them to try to make due. That's far better than this insult.
Feba