THE VIDEO SHELF · earth-sheltered housing
Underground dome house of the family who led geese to fly home
Kirsten Dirksen tours the underground ferro-cement dome home of Paula and Bill Lishman, the family behind the geese-led flight story. The skylit earth-sheltered house stays warm below the frost line.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as an interesting real-world example of earth-sheltered living for staying cool or warm.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kirsten Dirksen
- Topic
- earth-sheltered housing
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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The one by the people who flew with the geese is interesting. [VIDEO] Edit: I'm thinking mostly underground is much cheaper and reduces the risks of wildfire, wind, hail, tornado, and lightning. / There's also the opal miners in Australia who built their whole town …
1letterunixname on Hacker News · 2023-08
In Ask HN: Possible to go/live underground to cool off?Now that is the coolest fridge I've ever seen. Found a video of it in action (yes, featuring the same dad joke all over the comments but that is not stopping me): [VIDEO] That entire place is mind-bending.
pierrec on Hacker News · 2026-03
In Chest Fridge
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