McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the U.S.
  • calcopiritus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    6 hours ago

    Wood is cheaper than steel. Which apparently is the most important way to be better in. But I wouldn’t build a skyscraper out of it.

    Saying that energy density is not important in energy storage technology is as stupid as saying that material strength is not important in building materials.

    • Doom@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      4 hours ago

      You know there are skyscrapers built out of wood, right? And they’re kind of awesome.

      • calcopiritus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        I searched for “tallest wooden building” there actually is a list in wikipedia of the tallest buildings.

        The tallest of the list is not even a building, it’s a radio tower. At ~110m.

        The closest city to me that has a skyscraper has a single skyscraper, and it is >150m tall.

        I would not build a skyscraper out of wood.