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one of the most interesting and

one of the most interesting and potentially life-changing developments

potentially life-changing developments

potentially life-changing developments is the creation of a concrete canvas is

is the creation of a concrete canvas is

is the creation of a concrete canvas is basically a material that consists of

basically a material that consists of

basically a material that consists of all the elements of concrete’s but it’s

all the elements of concrete’s but it’s

all the elements of concrete’s but it’s flexible enough to be turned into any

flexible enough to be turned into any

flexible enough to be turned into any shape however once it’s been submerged

shape however once it’s been submerged

shape however once it’s been submerged in water and given time to set it

in water and given time to set it

in water and given time to set it becomes completely solid now the

becomes completely solid now the

becomes completely solid now the implications of this new technology are

implications of this new technology are

implications of this new technology are far-reaching because it’s going to allow

far-reaching because it’s going to allow

far-reaching because it’s going to allow people to erect permanent structures but

people to erect permanent structures but

people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would

in a fraction of the time that it would

in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building

have done using traditional building

have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins

techniques the concrete canvas begins

techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for

life in waterproof plastic sheeting for

life in waterproof plastic sheeting for easy transportation inside the canvas is

easy transportation inside the canvas is

easy transportation inside the canvas is wrapped around an inflatable lining

wrapped around an inflatable lining

wrapped around an inflatable lining which will be blown up to create a

which will be blown up to create a

which will be blown up to create a building 50 square meters in size but

building 50 square meters in size but

building 50 square meters in size but first water must be piped inside the

first water must be piped inside the

first water must be piped inside the package to start the process of

package to start the process of

package to start the process of dampening the cloth should take about

dampening the cloth should take about

dampening the cloth should take about eight hundred two thousand liters right

eight hundred two thousand liters right

eight hundred two thousand liters right but essentially there’s no measuring you

but essentially there’s no measuring you

but essentially there’s no measuring you just fill the SAC the concrete cloth is

just fill the SAC the concrete cloth is

just fill the SAC the concrete cloth is made up of fibers which evenly absorb

made up of fibers which evenly absorb

made up of fibers which evenly absorb water until all of the cloth is

water until all of the cloth is

water until all of the cloth is saturated the inspiration came from the

saturated the inspiration came from the

saturated the inspiration came from the plaster casts wrapped around broken

plaster casts wrapped around broken

plaster casts wrapped around broken bones in hospitals

bones in hospitals

bones in hospitals once the cloth is completely soaked the

once the cloth is completely soaked the

once the cloth is completely soaked the process of hydration begins and the

process of hydration begins and the

process of hydration begins and the plastic casing can be removed at this

plastic casing can be removed at this

plastic casing can be removed at this point there’s a window of around five

point there’s a window of around five

point there’s a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into

hours for the canvas to be raised into

hours for the canvas to be raised into its final position before the concrete

its final position before the concrete

its final position before the concrete starts to set the only other bit of gear

starts to set the only other bit of gear

starts to set the only other bit of gear you need is something to drag out the

you need is something to drag out the

you need is something to drag out the cloth so it’s completely unfolded before

cloth so it’s completely unfolded before

cloth so it’s completely unfolded before it’s inflated I still can’t imagine what

it’s inflated I still can’t imagine what

it’s inflated I still can’t imagine what it’s going to look

it’s going to look

it’s going to look believe that little blower is lifting

believe that little blower is lifting

believe that little blower is lifting that weight it’s amazing isn’t it the

that weight it’s amazing isn’t it the

that weight it’s amazing isn’t it the speed with which this technology can be

speed with which this technology can be

speed with which this technology can be used may allow huge improvements in how

used may allow huge improvements in how

used may allow huge improvements in how the world reacts to humanitarian crises

the world reacts to humanitarian crises

the world reacts to humanitarian crises a concrete canvas building has good

a concrete canvas building has good

a concrete canvas building has good thermal properties so whatever’s inside

thermal properties so whatever’s inside

thermal properties so whatever’s inside is kept either cool or warm and it can

is kept either cool or warm and it can

is kept either cool or warm and it can even provide a sterile environment for

even provide a sterile environment for

even provide a sterile environment for surgery yeah I didn’t realize I’m gonna

surgery yeah I didn’t realize I’m gonna

surgery yeah I didn’t realize I’m gonna be balls on it has it got a door

be balls on it has it got a door

be balls on it has it got a door goodness me you thought of everything

goodness me you thought of everything

goodness me you thought of everything didn’t you you can actually get in it

didn’t you you can actually get in it

didn’t you you can actually get in it and just a day later it’s ready to walk

and just a day later it’s ready to walk

and just a day later it’s ready to walk in and use it’s strong enough to stand

in and use it’s strong enough to stand

in and use it’s strong enough to stand on in here hammer blows and even the

on in here hammer blows and even the

on in here hammer blows and even the heat from a blowtorch