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    From August Abolins@VERT/PALANT to Moondog on Fri May 1 09:47:00 2020
    Hi Moondog,
    In a message to Dr. What you wrote:

    .. I seen an old Modern Mechanix magazine from 1950 predicting life
    in 2000, and they predicted fax machines and video conferencing as a
    means to work from home, however they also believed we'd all live in
    metal trailers, wear only sythetic materials, and eat our TV dinners on plastic furniute we could easily hose off.

    That reminds me of the The Dymaxion House, developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller.

    I think the washroom was specifically designed to be hosed down for easy cleaning.

    The design inspired many "pod" type houses.

    ..Regards,
    August

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  • From Dr. What@VERT/TWODUDES to August Abolins on Sun May 3 09:48:00 2020
    August Abolins wrote to Moondog <=-

    That reminds me of the The Dymaxion House, developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller.

    I think the washroom was specifically designed to be hosed down for
    easy cleaning.

    Oh, man. I'm racking my head to remember.

    The Henry Ford Museum here in Michigan had one of those set up in the museum for you to walk through.

    I remember the walls were easy to move and there were many interesting features to save space. But I can't remember what the bathroom looked like.


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  • From August Abolins@VERT/PALANT to Dr. What on Sun May 3 14:00:00 2020
    Hi Dr.,
    On <Mon, 03 May 20>, you wrote me:

    That reminds me of the The Dymaxion House, developed by inventor
    and architect Buckminster Fuller.

    The Henry Ford Museum here in Michigan had one of those set up in the museum for you to walk through.

    I remember the walls were easy to move and there were many
    interesting features to save space. But I can't remember what the bathroom looked like.

    I remember exploring pictures of it on the web. They should be easy to find.


    ..Regards,
    August

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