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I thought this rotating house was impossible.

Tom Scott · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Civil engineering & constructionMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

Tom Scott visits a rotating house near San Diego and explains how electricity, gas and water keep working on the rotating part. It includes a 3D render of the utility connection system.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN likes the clear animation of how slip rings and piping let a house rotate.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “The part where it shows how the electricity and piping works was pretty interesting.”

    Shows how electricity and piping work in a rotating house

    jpalomaki, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “I thought this rotating house was impossible [video]”

  2. “The video is worth watching”

    Tom Scott visit to a custom rotating house

    isaidthis, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “The Midwit Smart Home”

  3. “a very good animation of how its electricity/water/sewage slip ring works”

    Animation of slip ring for electricity, water and sewage

    dabluecaboose, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Rotating house goes up for sale in New Zealand”

  4. “Tom Scott did a video last year that has a great 3D render of the system”

    Great 3D render of the rotating house system

    alargemoose, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Rotating house goes up for sale in New Zealand”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: rotating house, slip ring, utilities, tom scott, engineering

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