QUESTION: Can you build a hurriance proof house???
In this episode of SmashLab which originally aired back on January 23rd, the team set out to build a hurricane-proof house and end up using carbon fiber to ‘wrap’ a mobile home which subsequently withstand the force of a 140mph wind from a jet aircraft exhaust.
The mobile home rolls over under the most extreme wind forces due to poor anchoring by the team – but remains intact. They use an air cannon to fire debris at the mobile home – which is lightly damaged by the debris (and flipped upside down due to a faulty tether).
The cost-feasibility of applying costly carbon fiber to mobile homes, built expressly with low cost in mind, is not adequately explored.