mt fuji
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The Issue: Climbing tall mountains is inherently unsafe. Dangers include falling, high winds, frostbite, venomous snakes, attack by eagles, and the high altitude “DEATH ZONE,” which really makes the whole peak-conquering thing seem like a bad idea. Additionally, this high degree of danger makes it impractical for children, the elderly, and the handicapped to fully…
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Background: Looking out to sea from most coastal locations results in the same view: a featureless horizon of sky and sea. But we can fix that with modern construction techniques! Proposal: Let’s improve those boring ocean views by adding silhouettes of distant cities and monuments (Figure 1). This way, when you look out into the…
