House Repairs Itself in Earthquake


	House Repairs Itself in Earthquake

haraya

5-3-2007 1:36 PM

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house, earthquake, technology, invention, science, greece, nanotechnology, literature, inspiration, innovation

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5-3-2007 2:12 PM

bignosemousie

Cool! It reminds me of these commercials in the US where the house tells the owner stuff like "did you know we have termites in the basement?"

5-3-2007 11:20 PM

anshar

Very good clip.

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