Air Danshin creates airlift system to levitate houses during earthquakes
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Schematic of Air Danshin's whole house earthquake protection system
Air Danshin's seismic isolation system airlifts homes to protect them during earthquakes
During a quake, Air Danshin's system lifts the entire home off its foundation
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When you live in a country as seismically active as Japan, thinking about earthquakes (and tsunamis) probably occupies a good deal of your time. Inventor Shoichi Sakamoto took it a step further. He decided to do something about it and invented a technology, remarkably simple in concept, to protect homes from the devastating shaking - an airlift system capable of automatically raising and isolating the whole house until the temblor stops.
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