PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoInuit girl entering an igloo, Nunavut, Canada, ~1950lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageInuit girl entering an igloo, Nunavut, Canada, ~1950lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoOk sure (not really) but why would you need stairs on a tundra?
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoMy guess is that it’s easier to dig out a structure than build one from the ground up.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days ago More space. More of the shelter is out of the wind. The deeper you go, the closer to the ‘average’ temperature you get, which is usually less miserable than whatever thermometer-breaking sub-zero temperature snap is causing people who are used to the weather to seek shelter.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoHave you tryed digging frozen ground? You would not do that for a short term dwelling.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoSome igloos are made for long-term habitation.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoThe interior of well-built igloos was usually in the 60s (F). Quite cozy considering it’s the fucking Arctic Circle.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoLacking doors, this is a way to cut down on wind coming into your igloo.
Ok sure (not really) but why would you need stairs on a tundra?
My guess is that it’s easier to dig out a structure than build one from the ground up.
More space.
More of the shelter is out of the wind.
The deeper you go, the closer to the ‘average’ temperature you get, which is usually less miserable than whatever thermometer-breaking sub-zero temperature snap is causing people who are used to the weather to seek shelter.
Have you tryed digging frozen ground? You would not do that for a short term dwelling.
Some igloos are made for long-term habitation.
The interior of well-built igloos was usually in the 60s (F). Quite cozy considering it’s the fucking Arctic Circle.
Lacking doors, this is a way to cut down on wind coming into your igloo.