Concrete Tent | I Didn't Know That

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Published 2013-03-05

Watch Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips quickly construct a building made of concrete canvas—a material that has all the elements of concrete, but is flexible enough to be turned into any shape. This technology allows people to erect permanent structures in a fraction of the time needed for traditional building techniques.
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Concrete Tent | I Didn't Know That
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All Comments (21)

@shitleshyadav6162 3 years ago

Am i the only one who got to know this after 8 years!?
@sunniestpluto 1 year ago

How is this not more widespread? This sounds like a great idea.
@BesttBi 9 years ago

Science and Engineering are so freaking amazing... all the time.
@jsoren9130 9 years ago

They should put a round door on them. Then you could cover the whole thing with dirt and sod. Boom! Hobbit hole!
@Cooperman666ROFL 9 years ago

Why did they fill the bag with water? they're in England ffs, it even started raining during the filling process xD
@FARproductionz 8 years ago

i can finally afford a home!
@louiswitherby6381 8 years ago

Wish they would have shown the final product more..
@Mystipaoniz 3 years ago

I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that this lil blower did his job like a champ. Seriously.
@DEATHSDECIPLE72 11 years ago

This is a great break through. Imagine this being applied to shed,and garages made to set up in your backyard in 24 hrs! Amazing!
@michaelovitch 8 years ago

Countries in need of those things rarely have huge amount of water to do that i think.
@juuk3103 6 years ago

Im more impressed by that blower wow
@TheRenofox 2 years ago

This is the first time I hear about this, and it's amazing! They should start selling the material to DIY people to make some amazing things with.
@MyPuddingLicksBack 11 years ago

I've watched this about twice a day since the day it was uploaded; I think this is so amazing and has so many potentially amazing uses!
@jx592 6 years ago

My buddies dad took his shed, stapled tarp down to it, added smooth layer of packed dirt like a Hobbit hole and poured cement to encase it. Long story short he now has a Fallout shelter
@revolutionday1 6 years ago

"Crackhouses literally just started popping up everywhere...!!"
@1DumBunny 10 years ago

Where is this product? Typhoon and other disaster victims NEED THIS!
@JanEmanuel 10 years ago

Simply amazing. So much potential.
@swastikbiswas8293 3 years ago

This is technology 8 years ago!! I use internet everyday yet living under rock it seems
@kleinjahr 10 years ago

Make frame, cover in burlap, a couple of coats of concrete slurry. You get a roof and walls. I believe Mother Earth had an article on such a structure back in the70s.
@qqqqhuz 10 years ago

so, when are we going to see amazon to start selling homes, send via mail...? xD