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Uploaded by on Aug 8, 2006

A clip from History Channel's "Modern Marvels" about London's Container City - a project which utilises end of life shipping containers into habitable accomodation.

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  • @scottyd71981 because that would imply that the second layer of shipping containers was further away from the surface than the first, thus the circumference of the second layer is longer, and thus he would be lying if he said "you can build a 16 foot wall around the equator."

  • One word - JAPAN!

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  • Poop!

  • The Jenga neighborhood.

  • Does the construction hold up if a truck crashes against the steel girders?

  • @dlpnrmp1212 dude you pick your fate in life. You decided not to go to college and that's what you get.

    Don't hear me bitchin I worked on aircraft carriers for 20 years and didn't get payed shit. Oh by the way I own a 20 foot container and I'm not going to thank you.

  • Dude what's your problem? It's just a shipping container. Nothing more.

  • Try hand unloading one of these almost every work day for 15 years!!! Believe me, i lived my working life in these!! Don't wanna come "home" and live in one!!! So for anyone who has one or more than these as a house--YOUR WELCOME!!!!=== MY BLUE COLLAR HANDS JUST CLEANED YOUR HOUSE AND GOT PAID JACK SHIT FROM IT!!!! AND IF YOU DON'T APPERICATE IT ---G.F.Y.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sincerly A MOTHER FUCKING HARD WORKING AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

  • a visionary group does not apply, this is simple.

  • why is this any different from a hotel room in america?  a splinker system?

  • noise and vibration would be the next step, as well as fire protection and security alarms and fire escapes.

  • electrical and water are easy to get in, the problem is sewage. i'm surprised i was able to make a comment. when you don't ban comments, you get to real solutions, no salesman.

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