An unbelievable answer to future housing...

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by sandalwood

I don't know about living out of this world but I do know about living on Earth. Well, only one part of it. Australia.

About 3 years ago I read an article that said we are making too much out of this thing called too many people and no place to live. The author used Australia as the example of the perfect housing territory.

According to the author every person on earth could live in Australia and there would still be room to house more. That's good news for anyone wishing to procreate or at least attempt the act, right?

I wish I had made a copy of that article but alack and alas I didn't. So if the author's math was correct Australia should ready itself for a huuuugggeee increase in population should we all decide to relocate.

Keep posting neat articles!!!

Hi Tom,

Glad you liked the article!

The main problem with Australia (as you know, that's where I live!) is that most of the land is desert...

It's too hot!

But...

There is one town which can show the way forward...

They mine opals there. They beat the heat in an interesting way...

Everyone lives underground!

The town is called Coober Pedy. I haven't been there yet, but hope to visit there one day...!



There’s a whole town in Australia that lives underground
http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/28/theres...round-5219091/

The Underground Town of Coober Pedy
http://unusualplaces.org/the-undergr...f-coober-pedy/

Best wishes!

Dien

P.S. This is not an April Fool's joke... You can Google it...