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Re: Treehouse by Tham & Videgard Hansson is Almost Invisible

Treelover — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:46:48 -0000

In this page of seriousness (and yes I love birds and trees), I found your subtle, somewhat sardonic humor refreshing!

Re: Treehouse by Tham & Videgard Hansson is Almost Invisible

Joseph De Leon — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:44:47 -0000

I'll be sure to tell my local police officer about you when they find one of these all mashed up in the forest.

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Joseph De Leon — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:39:03 -0000

Relax man, its coated so birds can see it. Plus, if the bird sees it's reflection in the mirror wouldn't it avoid the image produced by the structure.

Think next time.

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karmapete — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:43:56 -0000

This tree house will undoubtedly kill hundreds of birds as they cannot perceive the difference between the reflected environment and the real environment. A green building is not truly green if it kills wildlife. Treehugger should do a series on bird friendly architecture.

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$7460 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:37:31 -0000

Why do you keep repeatedly posting irrelevant posts? Deleting you from the Internet is a quality improvement, fool.

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billy — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:44:51 -0000

Where is it located?

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Mary — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:28:39 -0000

Wow, remind me to never fly with you.

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Stardazzle — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:13:11 -0000

Birds WILL NOT hit the glass! It has something that they can see!

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GuestGirl — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:10:17 -0000

Um, why would your door have pieces of mirror on it? Usually it's only non-reflective glass. Anyway, people have been saying that there's a layer of plastic(?) or something that is visible to birds.

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Zahra A. — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:02:58 -0000

Yes indeed it's something we've never seen but birds can get tricked and bump into the mirrors...and die..yes its not a joke I've experienced...i had a door and tiny pieces of mirror stuck on it a bird sparrow came and bumped herself...she was breathless i took her to the hospital in my old birds cage wrapping her with towel the people gave her an oxygen mask (she was so tiny she fitted in it) and atlas she was saved... ; ) seriously this tree house can be harmful to some flying wild life ; ( plus its not safe it can fall no matter how strong the structure or glass is ... I would have rather made a tree house library...or a cabin...

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Bill Stanley — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:57:31 -0000

Wish I was a multi-millionare. Instead of the log cabin I always said I would have built, I think I would consider one of these. Despite what some of the other comments address I do not think these are environmental disasters as all. The surrounding trees show that not many within the forest have been cut down or otherwise disturbed. Moreover the mirror house has a layer over the glass that prevent birds from flying into the house. I think I am a latent architect and I think the concept is brilliant. It is amazing how they overcame the obstackles. Don't throw stones at glass houses.

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eqwkrlqjk — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:00:05 -0000

Realize that this building not only reflects the surrounding trees and environment but it also reflects wildlife! (including BIRDS-amazing right?). If a bird is dumb enough to fly head on into another "bird" then I've really got nothing else to say

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Mark — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:36:29 -0000

I have to ask: Do they not have violent storms where these houses are built? If one stands beside a tree during a windstorm, even a LARGE diameter tree, they will see a tremendous amount of movement. I would not think the life-span of a structure built like this one would be very long, and the farther up the tree the worse would be the movement.

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Meowmix — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:57:20 -0000

You're fucking stupid

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Holoinc — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:21:50 -0000

Did none of you read about the layer of film that has been applied so that birds can see the tree house?

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Sad — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:38:05 -0000

This is not a good idea for wildlife lovers. There is enough issues with birds and insects flying into large windows, there will be quite a few birds flying into this tree house.

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Mad Dawg — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:19:14 -0000

Soooo...the birds will only see the reflected trees, clouds, etc but not that "other" bird with which he's on a collision course? Yep, I pick up dead birds from my back yard all the time that have flown head-on into each other... Who's the nimrod here? Why don't you all stop trying to assume you know what's best for everybody and everything else, especially when you have made no serious effort to back your ridiculous claims. Now if someone, anyone had referred to a study in which it's proven that birds will fatally fly into mirrors, I'd agree. But until such time...quit complaining!

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Sirevow — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:38:58 -0000

um Hello, since when do pilots fly through Trees. Last time I Checked none, with the exception to those that crash. Go complain about something you know, which is obviously not flying.

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Jpfriese — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:41:37 -0000

flying through the trees? aviation hazard...

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hopperjas — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:22:04 -0000

This seems a horrible idea from the perspective of the birds! How many birds will run into this building not seeing it!! If the purpose is to respect the surroundings - that should more than just the trees and rocks!

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tiffnay jewellery — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:16:12 -0000

Then, the suburb expands as new homes implement the best ideas from the first ones. And, of course, it would never really leave beta.

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FlyGirl — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:23:20 -0000

um hello any other pilots out there besides me?... aviation hazard...

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John K — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:07:54 -0000

I think interestingly enough this could help provide food for disabled hunters. A disabled hunter could put a retrievable net underneath and then sit and wait. Once the disabled hunter hears an impact on the glass he could look out and see where the bird landed and retrieve the appropriate portion of the net.

He'd (or she) then have a fresh bird to pluck, cook and eat. Nature giving back to the less physically capable people would be an incredible bit of symbolism.

Can you imagine the circle of life that would be displayed here? Especially if the hunter had become disabled because of a hunting accident or from falling from a tree.

It would truly show that mother nature is sorry for hurting that person and is there to serve that disabled person.

This is just an amazing thing... Nature at its most humble and at its most productive.

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john — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:50:06 -0000

I for one would love to break that POS. It no more belongs in a forest on a tree than I do standing naked on the moon. A hunting blind? If you are so lame that you think this would make a good blind, maybe you yourself need to be hunted (and then slowly cooked and eaten). I mean really; only a complete asshat would put mirrors in a forest. If I ever see one of these I WILL break it.

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Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:38:28 -0000

In addition to Michael's poignant comments above, I would like to add that this would also be disastrous for birds. It would make a great hunting blind, however. I don't know why others haven't made similar conclusions.