[ExI] Gustav Coming to Louisiana: wish me luck

[BillK]

On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM, giovanni santost wrote:
>
> Hi Fellow Extropians,
> I live in Lake Charles, LA. The University where I teach (McNeese State) was
> damaged heavily by Rita few years ago. Hopefully we will make it safe this
> time. Wish me luck.
> What we could do if we had a more advanced technology to stop these storms
> or even better siphon their energy for useful purposes?
>


Actually, we do. I read that if you use the new 'hurricane nails' then
they are proof up to a category 5 hurricane. The wood crumbles before
the nails give way.
Adds about 15 USD to the cost of a home.

<http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0302-hurricane_and_earthquake_resistant_nails.htm>

BillK