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to howard
true - the historic record is encouraging & evidences the durability & long
life of some cob buildings - the "cob" evidence of which I'm aware comes
pimarily from england, europe & new zealand - with new zealand being the most
demonstrative re cob & earthquakes - so I am not saying that cob is untried -
far from it - it is very impressive
however research in adobe buildings in california (seismic zone 4 - the most
severe) has shown that almost all adobes that have undergone an earthquake
have been damaged & are timebombs waiting to fail the next time around - only
the most massive walled adobes have survived unscathed.  How the relativly
thin walled  "oregon" cob as developed & taught by the Cob Cottage folks (god
love'em) is going to actually do in a California ( or elsewhere) earthquake is
anybody's guess right now - all I am saying is lets put the proof to the
pudding before the pudding sticks it to us.
anything less is gambling
the gambler may not care if he looses - but 
the innocent who happens to be there when things go awry (if that's in fact
what will happen - we don't know) does not have the option of that choice.
to endanger others when we might do otherwise is foolish and irresponsible. 

cob on 
john fordice
THE COB CODE PROJECT
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