Giant Airbags Could Protect Japanese Houses from Earthquakes

As Japan continue to rebuild after last year ’s devastating earthquake and tsunami , one company has developed an cunning new method to protect homes from the shaking — allow them ride it out on a shock of aviation .

The method acting , develop by Air Danshin Systems Inc. , is radically different than conventionally employed muffler and banding closing off systems . When the quake strikes , it actuate a sensor on the property . This sensor then activates a large air compressor that forces melody into a bag situated in the home ’s foundation . As pressure builds , the home will levitate 3 centimeter and mildly hinge on out the shake , safe from the tremors below . Homeowners can also becalm the home as it floats by using an indoor melodic phrase valve . As the shaking subsides , the house get back back upon its foundation .

The organisation is presently being installed in 88 homes across Japan . The system is also being considered for magnanimous bodily structure and more authoritative structure — including government building , role high - rises , and liveliness - sizing Gundam statue . [ Air DanshinviaInhabitat ]