Groovy Video: Take A Tour of Cornell's Solar House!

[TheInvincibleHERPO]

this guy says uh or um 76 times in under 9 minutes

nice freakin house but damn boy "um" whats with you "uh" sayin this sheet so daNG MUCH?!?!

[DragonfirePR69]

uhh ummmmm ah uhh ummm dude uhh huh ummm throughout the whole video

[werigh]

Interesting! Just a few questions:

1) What's the footprint?

2) Heat storage capacity? In Btu? Or days with no sun in January?

[talentscouted]

uh...

[SpeedyDemonec]

Itd not like anybodys really paying attention to most of what hes saying anyways, I would just be like show me the plants and the swimming pool.. ofcourse I'm in a really sour mood right now- couple that with my boredom and...

[irishtimothy]

good job - you covered all the angles

[Jakewick1634]

Congrats on making it into Cornell, maybe they have a public speaking class you should take.

[ExpressTN]

I can't concentrate on what he is talking about for all the ums and ahs

[Shmevin26]

to bad this guy doesnt share the cost of these things as he exsplains how wonderfully fancy they are. check out a magnetic oven or even the 3-form they use for table tops at a whopping 266.$ for a used 4x4 chunk!

[Shmevin26]

Uh Um, the krypton argon glazing is too keep super man out, Um Uh.....

[olmosm1]

So he's not a great speaker. The importance is thier Accomplishment. Maybe your smart President could articulate it better. Talk about IDIOTS

[zevno]

One of the most important contests of our time. Great video. Showed more than the photos I've tracked down. Cornell's is my favorite house in the competition. Liked seeing the bedroom but would have liked a 360 of it. The window placement and dimensions, clean design, all the cabinets on one side, materials etc. are all aesthetic. Good luck to all the students on the 2007 team.I'll do a non-rain dance for you. I hope one day to be living in such a house.

[shwantz1]

Speech 101 prohibits repetitive non-words like "um" & "ah". Just because "most people" use these words doesnt make it OK. In fact, "Most people" are lazy. "Most people" are not effective speakers. "Most people" are idiots. I found it difficult to focus on the material he was presenting because all I heard was "ah". IMO "ah" translates into "duh". Articulate words mean little if they are surrounded by "duh". Quality speaking would effectively demonstrate the importance of this accomplishment.

[FrenchKiss101]

this is the first time ive ever heard about spinning magnets to heat a pot or pan. Can you guys at Cornell make a cheep 20 to 20% efficient solar cell? that would be great, because it seems like price fixing going on, and they havent dropped in 20 years. This industry could employ every american who needs a job.

[davidnode]

Branch out, and make this integral part of engineering, computer science, and architecture tied to university coursework, and graduate work.

[davidnode]

I cannot say enough good things about this video. It is exactly what needs to happen. Jeff did a great job. You've thought of everything, right down to a doorless shower. All I can say is more, more, more. I will donate money if I have to. Keep improving all aspects of sustainability. Never stop this great work. I think you could get plenty of funding. I marked this video as favorite. Continue to advertise your results on youtube.

[siagon]

its really really cool, i liked it a lot. everything but the architecture....

[BizzleNJ]

Cool house, lots of information but damn you guys need better sound equiptment.

[WaterbedWarrior]

Nice video, but can't stop counting how many times he says "AH" lol... he isn't a very good speaker.

[Eabhathekiwi]

Whatever... I think he's really articulate. I don't think those repetative words that most everyone uses is enough to strike him from the 'very good speaker' list. Cool house.

[WaterbedWarrior]

Articulate yes, but can't go 10 words without saying um. Its distracting from a very good video. I'm betting he says "Ah" or "um" at least 100 times in the 9 mintue video.