I am interested in building a fallout shelter using 40' x 8' cargo containers. How deep can I go using this before the weight of the earth is too heavy. The sheetmetal panelling is 14 gau. I believe that earth is 100 lbs. per square ft. or something close, although I haven't looked too closely.

2006-07-23 07:43:26 · 3 answers · asked by gpbullock 1 in Engineering

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do you think the world is round or flat?

2006-07-23 07:42:07 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Geography

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what percentage of my body is "empty space"?

considering the large amounts of empty space between the nucleus of an atom, and it's electron orbits, and the amounts of space that must exist between sub-atomic particles- how much of my body is actual, solid matter?
i should be able to walk through walls, somehow, right?

2006-07-23 07:40:01 · 7 answers · asked by phil manutsac 1 in Physics

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why are there so many stars in the universe?

my question is do they help us humans in any way?

2006-07-23 07:25:22 · 11 answers · asked by Dracus 1 in Astronomy & Space

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Does Rain Water carry VIRUSES?

2006-07-23 07:23:47 · 14 answers · asked by Am 4 in Biology

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I know mercury is poisonous but what will it do to someone if they drink it of get it splashed on their skin?

2006-07-23 07:21:57 · 9 answers · asked by obelix 2 in Chemistry

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Where is the largest port in the world?

2006-07-23 07:20:24 · 21 answers · asked by sk1rfy 1 in Geography

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How come Americans dont know anything about other countries except their own?

How come Canadians are taught about other counrties as well as their own but the Americans dont know anything about Canada? They even ask..do you know "Joe" in toronto..dont they realize this country is 6000 miles wide? Why arent Amerian children taught Geography and History in school..other than their own..

2006-07-23 07:17:25 · 16 answers · asked by Granny 1 in Geography

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