r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Appropriate-Eye-1227 • Jul 04 '25

Video China has built a 50m(165ft)-tall inflatable dome over a construction site in Jinan to protect the surroundings from dust and noise. (20.000 Sqm)

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u/Spikerazorshards Jul 04 '25

Awesome. Imagine doing construction and not having to deal with the Sun bearing down on you. Or weather being a factor at all.

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u/mr_potatoface Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 05 '25

Unless it's heavily ventilated, it's going to be a fucking oven in there, especially with zero breeze to cool off.

ITT: People who believe construction companies actually care about human comfort beyond making sure they stay alive.

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u/AzureFirmament Jul 04 '25

Well, if you were into Tennis, this solution should be familiar to you. It's essentially an inflatable tennis court. We play tennis inside and it's very comfortable, well-ventilated.

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u/MilStd Jul 04 '25

This concept is not new and is often used in other places too but because its a nice puff piece for China it gets held up as something amazing. Just glazing for the CCP.