-- kaana, Aug 06 2001

(??) A link, as requested. http://www.cool-roof.com/index2.html
[beauxeault, Aug 06 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]

Japanese to English translation http://www.engrish.com/
A site that celebrates bad Japanese to English translations. [EvoketheTiger, Aug 06 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]

The Shrine of the Book https://en.wikipedi.../Shrine_of_the_Book
Fascinating place ... [8th of 7, May 01 2018]

Quite well-baked, I'm afraid.
-- beauxeault, Aug 06 2001


I like this idea quite a lot, and I've never heard it described before. Beauxeault: please provide a link if you can find one. Peter: I agree it's elegantly stated, but what does all-your-base mean?
-- cheeselikesubstance, Aug 06 2001


It's a reference to the 'translated-not-extremely-well-from-Japanese' feel of the syntax, taken from the 'Zero-Wing- video game. Search on 'all your base' for further info.
It's almost haiku-esque. I like it. Even though it's baked, I vote 'yay' for the prose.
-- angel, Aug 06 2001


kaana, this would be surreal: as if rain were running from the eaves on a hot sunny day. Like the others, I enjoy the expressiveness of your idea. Am I correct in assuming that English is not your cradle language?

Nice first idea. Welcome to the Halfbakery!
-- Dog Ed, Aug 06 2001


From the link, it seems to me that Californians do not pay the full economic cost of their water.
-- Gordon Comstock, Aug 07 2001


Cute idea! If I build a house where I need a roof cooling, I will probably use the idea. Just because it looks so nice. It's so romantic... Probably I will also write somewhere on the roof:

"From the top of the roof, water is flowed.Heat of the roof is taken away.And then room temperature falls.Looking it out of windows is nice. -kaana: halfbakery.com"
-- Inyuki, Jan 21 2003


ever heard about passive architecture & evaporative cooling (more than fully baked concepts)?
-- vedarshi, Apr 14 2004


Rooftop waterfalls

Gently cool the summer heat.

Here! Have a croissant.
-- spacemoggy, Apr 15 2004


In the 1998 Israel jubillee expo we were shown an invention of a greenhous that has water running on the roof and walls creating a virtual waterfall all day round. I was not able to find a trace of this idea since.
-- pashute, May 01 2018


Nice idea. One point: even if the water were recirculated, you'd lose quite a lot to evaporation.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, May 01 2018


Evaporative cooling is how it works...
-- Voice, May 01 2018


Exactly.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, May 01 2018


The Shrine of the Book <link> has a water-jet (fountain) system which doubles as a cooling device.
-- 8th of 7, May 01 2018



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