• Adkml [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    That’s because it’s a stupid conversation.

    You know what else you cana build a house with.

    Building materials.

    And it won’t be an unventilated, 100 sf, 120 degree Faraday cage that will collapse on itself after it rusts away in a few years because the expected lifespan of a shipping container is 20 years before you cut a bunch of holes in it.

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      after it rusts away in a few years because the expected lifespan of a shipping container is 20 years before you cut a bunch of holes in it.

      20 years with very large portion of it on the sea exposed to the elements and with minimal to no maintenance. That’s a very damn important detail

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        Oh yea I’m sure cutting a bunch of holes in it and then propping one end up and having it support itself plus the weight of all the building materials you added at an angle so it concentrates all of the force onto one short edge plus the unsupported span of the floor will drive that expectancy way up.

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      1,) No, I cannot.

      1. shipping containers are not 100sqft.

      2. they aren’t 120degrees.

      3. I have never seen one collapse on itself.

      Either you are ignorant or disingenuous.

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        To put it plainly, shipping containers can get hot. Really hot. One study of wine shipments found that containers traveling between Australia and the US reached a maximum temperature of 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) while at sea.[1]

        Another study conducted by engineers at Xerox found that temperatures in shipping containers on land can drop as low as -21ºF (-29ºC) and reach as high as 135 degrees Fahrenheit (57ºC).[2] The researchers found that the greatest temperature fluctuations occur on land, though containers traveling by sea are still subject to intense heat.

        https://epgna.com/how-hot-do-shipping-containers-get/

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          Certainly they can get really hot in certain conditions. I do t think that is very relevant to the actual living conditions, but I have a small sample size. The ones I have seen have been pretty efficient.

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            “Certain conditions” like “the sun being out”

            You don’t think the fact the internal temperature fluctuates between 125 and -21 degrees is relevant to living conditions?

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                I could say “this means the average temperature is a cool 45.5°.”

                I’m sure you could say that because saying incredibly stupid things doesn’t appear to be an issue for you at all.

                And yes I am interpreting “if a container sits in the sun it gets up to 120 degrees” to mean that if you leave a container sitting in the sun it will get up to 120 degrees. What are you suggesy8ng would cause these containers to behave differently from the ones tested. That’s the whole thing about containers, they’re all built to the same spec. Supposedly that’s why you morons think they’d be a good option ao it’s pretty funny for you to turn around and now act like that’s some weird outlier.

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        1. If you can afford a shipping container you can afford a greater amount of building material for the same price, your complete lack of construction ability doesn’t make them a better option.

        2. Standard shipping containers are either 20 or 40 by 8 exterior dimensions. So if you have exactly zero modifications or internal walls, so zero hvac electrical or plumbing and one open space you have about 200sq ft if it’s on level ground which this isn’t.

        3. Your right it’s actually higher than that as other people have cited. You literally responded to that comment describing the sun shining on them as “in certain conditions”

        4. I’ve never seen a house built out of pallets collapse. It’s almost like anecdotal evidence isn’t worth a shit. The stated life expectancy from manufactures is 20 years if properly maintained and unmodified.

        Thank you for being rhe best possible example of how this seems like a good idea if you’re a complete fucking moron with zero construction experience, knowledge or ability.