Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-25330335-20150213033209/@comment-71.54.40.204-20150213180645

And as usual more ideas occur to me after I write. So you argue that wood is better in hot fires. But what about regular fires? Most houses don't keep barrels of nitroglycerin in the closet so wood would be worse than steel for homes in fire prone areas. (pun not intended) And what about concrete you may ask? Well concrete is a very durable and strong building material that, like steel does very well when compressed. Under tension? Well not so good. But it is very useful when building pylons and foundations. Wood foundations will rot away if the water table shifts, which can happen if construction occurs near it. And what about bridges? Wood can't support 50 tons without clogging up the waterway or road below. The only thing that can make large bridges efficiently and effectively is steel and concrete. And that concludes my argument.