SELEM 2025 Sign-up Thread (SELEM 18)

[rodman1369]

Still, having a new planetarium open up near your home has to be a thrill; those chairs look very comfortable. Are they running laser shows in there, or just star shows?

Adam

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Not planetarium. Play live string instruments to music from different genres with 360° videos.

They Do have a show with images from Webb telescope. Also have shows to Pink Floyd amongst others.

Hopefully Lasers involved the future.

[swamidog]

That was probably a concrete monolithic dome home, notorious for being hurricane resistant. Winds just roll over the top of the domes, with little resistance, and can't get underneath to pick them up.
Fell in love with domes, after Laserium.
Spent several years researching and designing my dream multidome home, but life happened instead.
Last I estimated, a 20 ft diameter shotcrete dome shell can be built for ~$10k (w/o utilities).
Glad to hear your stent op went well.
Roj

i'd totally pay 10k$ for a 20' shotcrete dome if i could get my HOA to bless it.

[swamidog]

Such a shame that the status quo minded authorities have such a firm grip against innovation.
Bermed and/or subterrain concrete dome homes are the most energy efficient of all structures, thanks to passive geothermal energy. Apex skylights and minimal solar systems are sufficient for other necessities.
That's why smarter animals choose underground dens for habitation and hibernation away from extreme heat and cold.
Keeping up with 'the Jones' will ultimately be the downfall of humanity, IMHO.
I bet your HOA wouldn't allow naturally nutritious, non-GMO aquaponic greenhouses, neither.

to be totally fair, i'm on the board of the HOA and it's just the community of the 25 or so houses in my neighborhood as opposed to a an evil corporation, so.... maybe?

[JohnYayas]

There is a planetarium near me. They don't have any cool shows but I do see they have Yoga Under the Stars once a week. I assume that is a bunch of people doing yoga. Not my thing, but I bet it is kind of cool. They used to have a star machine inside but they replaced it with HD projectors years back. That opened up the central floor space but it totally ruined the vibe for me. Part of the fun of going to the planetarium as a kid was seeing all the cool exhibits where you could push buttons or weigh yourself on the moon. And then sitting back in those seats in the dome with the big planetarium machine moving around. It almost felt like you were inside of some sort of space ship or something. Now, it's just like going to a round movie theatre and watching and lame educational show. Also, stay off my lawn.