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Uploaded by on Oct 14, 2010

With all the videos I've done on earth buildings (like the tiny cob cottage in North Carolina or themudbrick home in Melbourne, Australia) one of the most common questions I've gotten is what happens if it rains? So I asked natural building expert Michael G. Smith to address just this issue. Original content here: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/natural-buildings-dont-melt/

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  • Very interesting. I'm glad to have found your videos on YouTube. Do you have a book out "The Hand-Sculpted House"?

  • @BOJOPAWS I just shot the video, but Michael is one of the authors of "The Hand-Sculpted House" as well as "The Cobber's Companion". I think he's a great interview as well. He really explains the topics well.

  • Yeah!!! The video I've been waiting for-- it did not disappoint. It does seem that cob would melt in rain. Thank you for another interesting video. Apparently the story of The Three Little Pigs has some serious architectural engineering flaws. :P

  • @TheDenisedrake Funny, I too have been thinking about the Three Little Pigs during this edit process of these natural building videos. Straw and sticks might have worked for them if they'd had time to make cob or straw bale.

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  • The voice! UGHGHGHHGDLFKDJL!

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  • 1:06 = the prettiest house ever, seriously this man is an artist!:)))

  • @jester9 Michael was sick with a bad cold when this video was made. That should be obvious.

  • @cptnblackbeard JEEZUS!! What's up with that guy? Seems nice enough...but that VOICE?!?! You weren't kidding! Is that what happens when you go off grid, stop eating meat and become a hippie?! O_o UUGHHGUUGLKDSCUE! LOL

  • @kirstendirksen Ah! Maybe your husband has it correct. We shouldn't be reading the story of the Three Little Pigs TO our girls-- we should let THEM read Michael Smith's "The Hand-Sculpted House".

  • Thanks for the info!

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