This is Bishop's castle. It was built entirely by one man
2 years ago by Possibly linux to c/autism
Strongly reminds me of the Palais idéal du facteur cheval in Hauterives, France !
A "palace" that was singlehandedly built by a postman over thirty years (late 1800s) with pebbles mainly picked up on his route.
https://www.facteurcheval.com/...
It is extremely sound. It is build from granite and concrete and the foundation is sitting on solid granite so it isn't going anywhere. The metal portions do swing a bit but that's normal since metal naturally is flexible. However, all of the welds are professionally done so it isn't going anywhere. Honestly I think the structure will stay solid for a few decades at least. The son is making repairs as needed so it probably will last much longer.
Concrete and granite
And you are telling me those are less flexible than tungsten carbide? They are rubber in comparison. Young's modulus for WC is 550 GPa. Granite is about 70 GPa and concrete about 30 GPa. Oh, steel is at 200 GPa.
So what is the actual reason you see metal flexing when it is actually far harder to flex it?
- Much smaller cross section or specifically second moment of area while very long.
- Nothing, there is only that one reason really. Things get very easy to bend once they get thin and long.
Yeah well. I'm gonna build my own castle with blackja... towers and dragons!
That guy, probably
Impressive work.
By the time he got that done I bet he was ripped as hell.
He worked on it for 75 years. (Age 15-80)
He probably was ripped at some point but when I met him he was old but still kicking
I picture him wiry as hell, skin like leather - like a retired old roofer who used to live next door to me.
Look into Ed Leedskalnin and Coral Castle. Fascinating story.
Nice read, thank you.
The first one sank into the swamp.
Crazy place. It was a great place to take visitors when I lived in the area.
Oh, that's why the walls aren't straight.
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Allegedly work took longer than planned. Mostly because building the roof did dragon a bit
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