2008-12-17, 05:36 | Link #961 |
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Why would it need to do that?
If heat radiates from the tub it result in cooling of the tub to equilibrium or ambient temprature of the entire room. You want a hot tube not a luke warm one. There is a lid to cover the tub and the water is drained after the last person.(or left over till the next morning where it is used for washing clothes.) |
2008-12-17, 06:02 | Link #962 | |
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2008-12-17, 06:06 | Link #963 | |
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2008-12-17, 06:22 | Link #964 | |
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No Japanese did not adopt that idea. Ondoru is hot exaust air from the stove channeled under the floor to heat the entire room. The idea is good for Korea but with Japan's rainy season with humidity going high as 90% you want to keep the space beneath the floors as arid as possible to prevent rotting of the pillars so Japan did not adopt that concept. |
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2008-12-17, 08:28 | Link #966 | |
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2008-12-17, 08:50 | Link #967 | |
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With modern-day houses, some - or at least the more expensive ones - can have in-floor heating. Technology rules. Older or cheaper places...
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2008-12-17, 09:24 | Link #968 |
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Oh boy, I am talking about housing before the 20th century when they first came to be..
Now tell me which nation had concrete houses in that time, huh? Ondoru was probably adopted by the Koreans because the winter is much harsher then that of Japan. While Japan have a much milder winter thanks to the Pacific ocean and the warm ocean current flowing by but it is much more humid for a extended period of time with much more precipitation. One of the reasons why Japanese traditionally chose wood as building material is because it adjust humidity when creating a closed space.(Seisouin built in the 9th century is based on this phenomenon) On the other hand, Ondoru works on the chimney effect but to obtain this you need to seal all sides for it to work disastrous for wooden housing with humidity liable to build up around the foundation. At the end it was choice for the lesser harsh condition lesser cold for a hotter summer or a cooler winter for a cooler summer. Koreans took a warmer winter because they have a harsher cold while Japanese took a cooler summer for a cold winter since winter cold was bearable with clothing. |
2008-12-18, 14:05 | Link #970 | |
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Also the UK had concrete structures in the late 1800's, Last edited by JanthraX^; 2008-12-18 at 14:18. |
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2008-12-19, 07:36 | Link #971 | |
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They are also very fragile during earthquakes because of it's rigidness not being able to absorb movement. An absolute catastrophe for Japanese conditions. |
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2008-12-19, 08:32 | Link #973 | |
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I dont know much about climate control within smaller buildings though |
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2009-01-26, 10:55 | Link #974 |
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I found this at youtube which I think what made Japan today.
It is golden words quoted from developers which were highlighted in a TV program titled Project X aired on NHK. The program highlighted inovated products and thought to be impossible tasks of those days like the Shinkansen. It's also been used by Suntori as a palody staring Tommy L. Jones. |
2009-01-27, 13:08 | Link #976 |
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Hmmm, not quite sure where to put this one (news? culture?).
There's a Japanese-brewed web browser entering the global web browser wars. Its called Sleipnir (they seem to have a fascination with Norse mythology, yes). news article: http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/tokyo-shi...amp;scid=hm_bl Home Page: http://www.fenrir.co.jp/ English (usa) download page: http://www.fenrir-inc.com/us/sleipni...file=installer I can't give it a thumbs up or down yet... I'll probably play with the Japanese and English editions sometime this week. It is Windows-only (the author said that IE annoyed him). If nothing else I'm hoping this will catch on in Japan and maybe Korea and get them off of their IE-crippled web development mentality. When zero-day exploits hit -- at the moment, they're rather screwed because so many transaction sites are "IE-only" or even Active-X required (which is pretty much insane for a public interface).
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2009-01-27, 20:44 | Link #977 | |
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Actually, not everyone has the time to move to Firefox/Opera/any other browser. In fact, my using Chrome is quite extraordinary in Japan, since it's said to be something only English-speakers would ever use. Firefox is said to be something only geeks or people with too much time on their hands would use, and Safari is for the die-hard Apple fella. Opera is for backward computers...
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2009-01-27, 23:38 | Link #978 | |
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Its not really a question of "time to move" -- it takes a few seconds to install and is intuitive any competing browser. The real problem is the plethora of web SERVERs in Japan and Korea that refuse to work with any browser but IE (often because they assume you're going to let them in your pants with Active X). Banks, Finance, game sites, vendors, etc...
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2009-02-02, 13:16 | Link #980 |
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I'm putting these two into the Japanese Culture thread as they're more 'daily life in Japan and how it is going'.
Mount Asama erupts in Japan, sends minor ash showers over Tokyo. Japan's iconic brand names all in pain as economic recession deepens - many taking first losses ever. The corporate decisions to drop "life employment" in the 1990s leaving many laid off workers in panic as government safety nets have not adapted.
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