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| down and up Dome 0 is the base and top portion of a dodecahedron, constructed of 2 sizes of 3/4 inch emt steel struts. The base is a decagon of 10 struts, above which are 55 more: 20 rising to another decagon, 10 that form that decagon, 15 rising from there to a pentagon, 5 that form that pentagon and 5 rising to the top | |
| inside and outside The bottom half of the dodecahedron is an anti-dome in a pit. Imaginary struts are in opposite orientation to the real ones: 20 falling to an anti-decagon,10 that form it, 15 falling from there to an anti-pentagon and 5 that form that | |
| Previous and Next The upper decagon has 10 angles, the ones connecting the short struts are slightly lower. The pentagon has 5 angles. Each of these angles and the top have handles. Below ground is the base decagon in a pit, with a cord stretched across it. The dome drops into the pit until the upper decagon is just above ground level. | |
| Water flow Rain water drains into the pit and the mud it forms is extracted | |
| Tools and preparations Shovels, Picks, Rakes, and Wrenches. Also power tillers, hoses and nozzles. Dig a foot deep of dirt out of the dome, this will be hundreds and hundreds of shovelfuls. Rake it away. Climb on the dome, shake it and rotate it. Dig a second foot of dirt out of the dome. Remove a strut to make entry easy | |
| location owls.assist.strut Every 3 square meters of land on the planet is identified by a unique combination of three words. Dome 0 is at owls.assist.strut More land is needed to spread the earth removed from this area. 82 ft x 82 ft, or 5/32 of an acre is plenty. Think of this as only a small amount 77 million owners hold the 1.3 billion acres of private US land, about 17 acres each | |
| Materials and excavation Steel struts with holes on the ends, 35 long (36'') and 30 short (32'') made from 1 inch or 3/4 inch emt, washers, nuts and bolts. Wait till the rain, flood, tropical storm or hurricane, then tread a path around it. Drive a stake deep into the earth in one of the base decagon corners, rotate it again and again deepening the pit | |