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a fortress of frozen breath that stays warm by trapping your own body heat
means a dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of compacted snow, traditionally used by some Inuit peoples for winter dwelling or hunting camps.
from From the Inuit word "iglu" (in the Inuktitut language), simply meaning "house" or "dwelling" — not specifically a snow house at all. To Inuit speakers, an iglu could be made of stone, sod, or skins; English borrowed the word in the 19th century and narrowed it to the famous snow dome. The word is a cousin of forms across the wider Eskimo-Aleut language family.
- inside temp
- can hit 60°F warmer than outside air
- build time
- a skilled Inuit raises one in an hour
- snow secret
- trapped air pockets make snow a great insulator
- dome physics
- the curved shape supports a standing adult's weight
- word origin
- Inuit 'iglu' simply means any house
inuit snow houses greenland — traditional dome structures built by inuit peoples in arctic regions for winter shelter
igloo village switzerland — seasonal igloo hotel in valais that rebuilds each winter with real snow blocks