What do you love the look of despite it being impractical, uncomfortable, or high maintenance?
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Gothic architecture. So much extra work to sculpt all the spires, gables, grotesques and archways, for zero added functionality. But they look dope as fuck.
Incidentally I hate brutalist architecture.
That’s a good one! The level of detail in gothic architecture is insane and gorgeous. I love seeing curves and rounded shapes in architecture in general. As for brutalism, I’ve seen some creative things done with this style too, although of course its advantages are durability and affordability rather than aesthetics. The modern minimalist trend in architecture where everything is beige/white/grey is what I dislike most.
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It was bright carpeted floors that inspired this post.
Steam locomotives!!! Maybe not the full intent of this thread, but they’re terrible for the environment, inefficient, complicated as hell, and SO COOL!
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Gothic architecture. So much extra work to sculpt all the spires, gables, grotesques and archways, for zero added functionality. But they look dope as fuck.
Incidentally I hate brutalist architecture.
Fully agree! It’s so much work and so incredible to look at and admire. Art deco too for the same reasons.
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Steam locomotives!!! Maybe not the full intent of this thread, but they’re terrible for the environment, inefficient, complicated as hell, and SO COOL!
wrote last edited by [email protected]I'm guessing that in 50 years people will feel this way about internal combustion engines as well. A lot of the time the more efficient technologies get, the more boring, as all the energy is going into their actual purpose, and not chugga-chugga sounds.
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An antique Victorian or Queen Anne house. I love the towers, the gingerbread charm, the corbels and fascias and all the little crinkly bits. The rich old wood interiors with tin ceilings and plaster medallions, hand carved staircases and crown mouldings.
However I am never going to be able to afford the absurd cost of retrofitting one to be energy efficient, and I know the quirks of odd room sizes, antiquated floor plans and non-standard sized things like weird door heights and window widths would drive me absolutely insane. So I'll admire them from afar
wrote last edited by [email protected]However I am never going to be able to afford the absurd cost of retrofitting one to be energy efficient,
Is that even an option? In my experience they leak so much it's more like a pile of sticks than a modern envelope. You'd have to, like, add a whole other layer to the inside or outside, or take it all apart and rebuild it to actual geometric standards.
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Honestly, I don't even like the look
wrote last edited by [email protected]Yeah, I'm not even sure if most women-liking people do. Blond and busty is a style that actually does have a significant but non-universal following, but when it's overdone to the point of looking unnatural I would expect it becomes niche again.
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Australian cattle dogs... in NYC? People are so dumb when it comes to dog breeds. What poor dogs.
I'm guessing they must walk them constantly? Like, otherwise your apartment gets trashed.
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Women
Boomer humour achieved!
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The Cybertruck. It's dangerous, wasteful, impractical, and sold by a Nazi, but I actually like the appearance.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Interesting how many upvotes this got. Mostly you just hear about how ugly they are.
It's legitimately an out-of-the-box, eye-catching design. Probably because it's so terrible for the actual purpose of the thing, that nobody else would have bothered.
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However I am never going to be able to afford the absurd cost of retrofitting one to be energy efficient,
Is that even an option? In my experience they leak so much it's more like a pile of sticks than a modern envelope. You'd have to, like, add a whole other layer to the inside or outside, or take it all apart and rebuild it to actual geometric standards.
wrote last edited by [email protected]You'd have to, like, add a whole other layer to the inside or outside
That is, actually what they do, by my understanding. If the house isn't brick, then when you need to replace the siding they will actually put an entirely new layer of sheathing on over the outside, something like Zip R that has poly-iso foam insulation and acts as an air barrier. They then can put siding back on that fits the original look of the house, hopefully using architectural elements and details that were saved from teardown.
Another way is to go from the inside, and rip out the walls to the studs while saving trim pieces and put in new insulation and replace the horsehair plaster with drywall. Then you'll be dealing with special ordering non-standard modern double glazed windows in weird sizes, because if you wanted to use the standard window sizes you can't use your beautiful old growth mahogany trim pieces lovingly carved for your whacky leaky windows.
The attic is often not that bad to insulate because there should be relatively few cut-ins and blown in cellulose can go everywhere, but then you miss out on your perfect gothic "Wednesday's room" unless you want to spend even more money trying to figure out how to get all of those turret towers and vaulting and weird rooflines into your envelope.
So, it's possible, just prohibitively expensive
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It was bright carpeted floors that inspired this post.
Please don't kill me. I actually like the way cybertrucks look.
I would never own one for innumerable reasons, though.
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Boomer humour achieved!
Nah, Dad joke - the best kind of jokes! Haha
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I'm guessing that in 50 years people will feel this way about internal combustion engines as well. A lot of the time the more efficient technologies get, the more boring, as all the energy is going into their actual purpose, and not chugga-chugga sounds.
Indeed, you’re surely right. Pour one out for the big boys.
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If you can spare a spa day once every couple of months, you can try sugar waxing at home. The smoothness lasts way longer than shaving and it's more gentle on the skin (and easier to clean) than normal waxing. After a few years of that my hair stopped growing back on my calves, and I haven't had to shave there in a long time.
I might try that. I've not heard about sugar waxing before
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It was bright carpeted floors that inspired this post.
Slightly lowered cars, I love the look, but they are almost always less comfortable, harder to drive in certain places (steep driveways, potholes, etc).
It’s a total waste of money, but I love how it looks when a wheel properly fills an arch and the air dam is that bit closer to the road.
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Shaved legs, there's literally no practical benefit and it's so much effort but even if I wear long pants just having the knowledge I haven't shaved makes me so uncomfortable.
Shaved legs, there's literally no practical benefit
Pro cyclists would argue with you on that point. Probably swimmers and runners, too.
Hairless bodies have less wind/water resistance.
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It was bright carpeted floors that inspired this post.
SUITS! I LOVE SUITS! They also are comfortable to me
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Please don't kill me. I actually like the way cybertrucks look.
I would never own one for innumerable reasons, though.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I remember when I first saw them, the cyberpunk aesthetic was interesting.
Having seen them in real life though, the fog machines and laser light show were definitely doing a lot of heavy lifting.
In real life they look out of place and instead of looking cyberpunk they end up looking more retro-futurism.
To me, at least, as someone that likes the cyberpunk aesthetic, I was kinda excited for the cybertruck too. If not for it specifically, than for it opening the door for other people to adopt more sci-fi designs.
Sadly every time I see one in person I think it may have set things back instead of moving them forward.
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From the very first one I saw in person, the wildly variable steps and gaps between panels was a big "nope". The very long single wiper blade on the windshield also tickled my engineer brain as "nightmare to maintain".
You're right, on top of the other problems I mentioned, it also has poor quality control.
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You'd have to, like, add a whole other layer to the inside or outside
That is, actually what they do, by my understanding. If the house isn't brick, then when you need to replace the siding they will actually put an entirely new layer of sheathing on over the outside, something like Zip R that has poly-iso foam insulation and acts as an air barrier. They then can put siding back on that fits the original look of the house, hopefully using architectural elements and details that were saved from teardown.
Another way is to go from the inside, and rip out the walls to the studs while saving trim pieces and put in new insulation and replace the horsehair plaster with drywall. Then you'll be dealing with special ordering non-standard modern double glazed windows in weird sizes, because if you wanted to use the standard window sizes you can't use your beautiful old growth mahogany trim pieces lovingly carved for your whacky leaky windows.
The attic is often not that bad to insulate because there should be relatively few cut-ins and blown in cellulose can go everywhere, but then you miss out on your perfect gothic "Wednesday's room" unless you want to spend even more money trying to figure out how to get all of those turret towers and vaulting and weird rooflines into your envelope.
So, it's possible, just prohibitively expensive
Thanks! That makes sense.
