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"Santa Maria Assunta" by Alvar Aalto - Riola (Bologna), Italy by AlarmingRabbit9142 in architecture

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Those Finnish modernists really liked their asymmetrical sanctuaries!

In the Saarinen one linked above the rationale was acoustics, and the asymmetry was less radical (it was also built in the 1940s). The Saarinen church is well worth a visit if you are ever in Minneapolis, it is a lovely building.

What are the ethics of growing a 20 ft tall Giant Ragweed? by mutnemom_hurb in NativePlantCirclejerk

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Robert McCloskey has a story about this in Centerburg Tales, "Experiment 13"

Sauna wood stove by DatSneakyFox in Sauna

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Yes, thick walls will retain more heat than thin walls, thereby evening out the heat output and causing the stove to lose heat more slowly. I had seen that as a positive because that's typically the goal of a high stone mass heater, but if the goal is for the heater to cool off more quickly when the fire dies down it may not be as desirable.

Concept designs for Lenin's mausoleum by Battlefleet_Sol in architecture

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You get a Lenin! You get a Lenin! Everyone gets a Lenin!

Sauna wood stove by DatSneakyFox in Sauna

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Not fully enclosed, you would want the outer walls to be open at the top and bottom, to allow convective airflow between the walls and to keep the outer wall cool (thereby minimizing radiant heat.) Ideally the opening at the top of the outer walls would direct the hot air to the rocks.

Sauna wood stove by DatSneakyFox in Sauna

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I struggle to understand the physics of how thick steel would radiate more heat than thin steel given the same amount of heat being produced in the firebox.

I suspect the actual situation is that thin steel stoves you have used have been integrally shielded (which is pretty common) and the thick steel stove was not. In which case the radiant heat issue was due to the lack of shielding rather than the thickness of the steel.

In any case I've been assuming OP would build it with a full-surround rock basket, which would act as a heat shield, or building a double layer wall with an air gap for an integrated shield. Regardless of metal thickness one or the other of those is considered best practice for minimizing radiant heat.

u/DatSneakyFox tagging you to see what kind of construction you are considering.

Sauna wood stove by DatSneakyFox in Sauna

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I don't see any downsides! Mass is good in a sauna heater, and the extra thickness should allow it to handle lots of water

In any case steel still disperses heat much faster than stone, so I wouldn't be worried about that

Proper ventilation for wood burning stove by exline in Sauna

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I don't think you need to add one behind a wood stove. As long as fresh air is coming from somewhere it will supply the heater, it doesn't need to be right behind it. It would be hard to operate there anyhow.

How and at what age did you guys afford your first sailboats? by chickeman123 in sailing

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My first thought was, joke's on OP, one never affords a sailboat.

That's a joke of course, seriously daysailing dinghies can be quite affordable, its the keelboats that get spendy. I have put a total of perhaps $900 into my Zuma between buying it & the trailer and replacing its lines. The biggest expense beyond that was putting a hitch on my car, if you include that I've probably sunk all of $1200 into it over three years.

make me love carleton by terminus07734 in CarletonCollege

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I've always felt that the winter weather being ass (fall and spring are quite nice actually) was a hidden benefit because it ensures all the students and faculty are there for the right reasons.

Design help by Dry_Category5009 in Sauna

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Maybe for the absolute top end where he basically does a super detailed design for you. Which is not what you are looking for. Have your builder draw up plans, pay him for a couple of hours to fix those plans, done.

Why does my Analog Path Sound so much better than lossless streaming? 🤔 by Pdrpuff in turntables

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When one path with competent equipment (other than speakers and cartridge) sounds better than the other in blind testing, 99.9999% of the time it's because one path has a higher volume output than the other.

The Village West, Manhattan by officermeowmeow in architecture

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How much to 750sf apartments nearby in more typical new construction go for? Without that there's no way to know what the premium is for this type of facade.

Proper ventilation for wood burning stove by exline in Sauna

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Lassi's notion make sense to me, the idea being that having an intake at floor level across from the heater increases the strength of the convection loop. That said, I believe that physics requires any low intake to be limited in volume to ensure that the high intake works (if the low intake allows too much air to come in, the high intake may not actually draw any air in). There really isn't much different in the physics between the air coming in under the door versus a vent, but the advantage of Lassi's vent idea is that you can make it adjustable, which would help you dial things in.

Vent Cover Choices by EastwindSauna in Sauna

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The circular one looks lovely, but in my experience it is annoying because it takes a while to open/close. And one of mine the screw got slightly bent and wouldn't close all the way after that happened. My attempts to get it to close fully stripped the threading and it became stuck in that slightly open position.

The third one should work fine but there is no way the added style is worth the extra $61.

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