In the past, moat was important and valuable asset. Defensive structures were often made in places that would allow making one, or where such natural fortification already existed. Nowadays it's something rather fancy and extraordinary. But what if we took it step further and made it our personal lava moat? It seems like something expensive and hard to do... but for a while you could feel like owner of Inferno from Heroes 3 :).
1. Would you like to posses such moat? Do you think it would be useful in any way or just something fancy to boast about?
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
Comments
Yes, I will posses such moat because it has an ancient style, it can make my home more like an old castle, such as Nagoya Castle or Nijo Castle in Japan, I will feel comfortable to live in such place, though I do not think it is useful since no one is going to attack me and they can attack me with 1000 methods in 2020s if they want, so it is just something fancy for me but not to boast about.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
As for me, I do not think it could be popular fortification, as I mentioned in last question, if someone want to attack anyone, they can always get many methods to achieve their purposes, so building such moat is just like treating the symptoms without curing the symptoms in this century, but it may be useful in Heroes 3. :p
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
Unfortunately, I have never heard about xkcd, I have no idea about any books related to it.
I would like to have this amount of money, but the money is not lucky, so I won't feel bad if I don't have that money. In my opinion, this gadget is a way of attentiveness and showing off what a rich person does not have or is unable to comprehend.
I don't know much about fortifications, but based on the relationship of water and lava we are able to create many interesting defensive variants.
Unfortunately, but I don't read comics and books at all, so I have no idea what the movie was made of :(
2. Definitely there would be some people who would consider it done. Probably just for fun and to show off on YouTube and make his/her whole channel based on the idea.
3. I don't know it but I like the idea and that kind of ridiculous sense of humor so I'm going to check it out. Thanks for sharing!
2. I don't know, it's hard to say. It seems to me that every obstacle can be bypassed. Nothing is impossible. Expect the unexpected :D
3. Unfortunately, I don't even know about their existence.
ps. Imagine such channel - "[any item name here] VS your homemade lava moat!!". There are tons of channels where they crush, burn, well overall destroy in some way different things. But not a single one of them got lava moat to do so :D.
In some way every obstacle is made to be defeated one day :)
The moat has lost its importance these days. The moat has only visual significance. I think it's a waste of money to bubble the moat.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
I think that this type of moat makes no sense these days. In the era of artillery, hypersonic rockets, or airplanes and desert troops, it makes no sense. If something like this made sense, the U.S. Army would already have it
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
I don't know. I'm not interested in comic books.
For what? What do you use such a moat for these days? When you can release a drone that will fly 5 cm from your ear and you won't hear it. Hmm ... moat.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
I believe that such a fortification today would stimulate bad people to act. Bad people like to do things that seem impossible to do. I would not suggest such a solution in the current reality looks weak.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
Unfortunately not. But I, an old date man, may not know such a release.
Sure, why not. The lava should provide much needed heat in winter months, of course much cheaper would be to have standard heating, but that would make the house unique.
2.
Probably not, most post people don't need to secure their houses in such spectacular way like that.
3.
Of course, I grew up reading xkcd religiously, and still do so from time to time, I always chuckle when I see one comic in the wild. I've seen the one about Git (1597) in several places already.
2. I don’t think many people would go for it
3. I don’t know his comics.
1. I'd love to have a lava moat around my block, maybe it would keep that neo-fasist graffiti off the walls! However, it is not an economical or ecological way of protecting our building walls, so I would think of a different solution.
2. It would be probably a little dangerous, dogs, cats and small children could fall into it. However, a super-villains would probably use it. Dobermans, which are the obvious dog breed for most villains, are very smart, so they would be safe. I could also imagine that a villain would have a dragon and it could help with keeping the lava temperature, reducing the costs of needed energy.
3. No, I don't. It's probably a time to dig into this comics! Thanks!
I considere it as interesting concept but for sure i wouldnt want to own one. It would cost a lot of money and it would not have much purpose.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
Probably not. The heat emmited by such a moat would be unbearable.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
No. Unfortunately id dont know xkcd comics.
This video presented in article was funny. I think I would like to possess such moat. For fun I would build it. It could be a grat attraction. Maybe in addition I also would build a thermal lake powered by lava. In winter It could be a great place to spend time.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
Maybe, it’s difficult to say. I think people could used this fortification to protect homes from intruders. Some people would have used it as attraction to earn money. I think some people would have found a way to break through this fortification. Also it could be dangerous for kids.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
Unfortunately, I don't know xkcd comics but I think they could be funny. Maybe I will read some of them.
It would definitely be useful, however you would still need to access the outer world somehow. So the moat will need a bridge, and thus a breach in security. Also, is this even legal?
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
It comes with some strings attached, Fo rexample, toxic fumes or enormous heat. It won't fit for protecting the house, although it would do nicely for some FBI vault.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
No, I don't. They look too simple, however.
I don't think so. I don't think that I would like posses any moat at all - and especially a lava one.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
It could be, even now I see some ridiculous fortifications in some possesions. So maybe.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
I didn't know - I don't read comics at all - maybe that's why. But it was interesting to see this video, so maybe I could give it a shot.
2 / I think that this could become a new trend in the world of design and construction as well as home interior.
3 / No, unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to get acquainted with this work.
2. I don't know if that would be popular. Hard to say. Like all things, a lava moat would find its fans. It all depends on taste and preferences. I would not do such a moat.
3. Unfortunately, I do not know the xkdc comics that were used to make this material. I hear about them for the first time.
I think it is quite interesting topic, but definitely i would not like to have one in my house. I consider it a little bit useless these days. Probably it is a good idea if you are bored to do one, but it won’t increase the safety of your property that much.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
I think it couldn’t become a popular fortification. It is not economical and not that useful as it should be. It is energy hungry, but in my opinion it is not the most disadvantage of this project.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
I don’t know what is xkcd comics. To be honest it is the first time I’ve heard about it.
2. Even if it would be for free I don’t thing it would be popular fortification, at least not for me 😊
3. No, I don’t. This is the first time i have heard of it.
2. It could be but in the past. But the water was always less expensive and it also beats lava in water-lava-tree game, so there were only water moats, not lava, unfortunately. Maybe one day we will have a fortress on another planet where it will be easier to make something like that.
3. No, it's the first time I hear about them. Maybe I will read this book if someone will give me it as a present.
Yes I really like those concept. I would like to add many crocidles to that moat.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
Yes, probably if people wouldn't be blocked by money they earn - everyone should try it at least
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
No, I don't have any of those.
This kind of moat looks fancy in Minecraft, but in real life it's not practical in any way. Having something like this would look awesome but it would be too much to take care of and dangerous.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
I've not heard of any zombie apocalypse coming. So why would you like to forifiy your house?! Standard video surveillance will do.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
It's the first time I've heard about this. I'm not used to reading books or comics in physical form, especially in english.
No, I wouldn't. In my opinion it's the most useless and ridiculous idea I have ever heard about. It could be fancy but it's too dangerous to keep something like this. Like, you know, you can die if you stay too close.
2. Do you think, it could be popular fortification, if it wasn't so energy hungry?
I don't think so. First of all, it's too dangerous to it's owner. In addition, it would probably be illegal. In human's history we had a lot of volcanic eruptions that people are afraid of them.
3. Do you know xkcd comics, whose book was used to make this video?
No, I don't know xkcd and his comics.