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9 Handy Places To Hide During An Air Raid

4:00AM April 30, 2011 | Oobject

When explosives begin raining from the sky, it’s generally recommended that one find a sturdy, preferably covered, area to wait. Our friends at Oobject.com have some great examples. More »


$US5,000 Paper House is the World’s Swankiest Hobo Pad

10:15PM January 19, 2009 | John Herrman

Swiss company The Wall AG has a perfect solution for third-world shanty towns, semi-permanent refugee camps and approximately 7.2% of adult Americans: paper houses!

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Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens’ Favourite Refuge on Earth

12:45AM November 18, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Something weird must be going on in the Alps, because alien structures keep popping up like circles in the English crops and people insist on doing jacuzzi parties at 15,700 feet. Take this shiny Alpine Capsule, a beautiful–if not eerie–26-feet in diameter mountain shelter designed by Studio Lovegrove that seems to be made of mercury.

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