The weather is hot but I see a lot of chilled out cool people here. Which makes me think about the people living in extremely cold conditions like Greenland and arctic etc.

First of all, let me tell all the people who think they are better off then us living here in hot conditions like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, that it's a myth! You won't know it until anyone of you visit the ski dubai in Mall Of the Emirates. It's absolutely freakish to just imagine how the people living in under -10 C survive.

So where do they live?

iGlue(igloo), no, it's not the new Apple product to stick your iphones, ipads etc. What I am talking about here is a dome like structure made out of Ice completely. Now this could be a very confusing thing for people who don't know how come homes made out of Ice insulate them of the cold? I thought the same and therefore decided to put in some researchwork into it. But before that, how are they put in place...

The construction
The ice selected is special and mostly the flakes blown by wind are used because of their bonding properties.
Ice Blocks, the size of a traditional concrete block(tabuk) are cut and shaped according to the requirement. One person is enough to construct the whole thing. The blocks are spontaneously cut and placed one above the other at a perticular angle in a circular manner. There is no holding together material applied because the ice itself connects via the hydrogen bonds to create a strong bond. The Ice blocks have constant melting and freezing of ice and water on the inside due to a heating material placed. This provides further strengthening of the structure.
This dome structural engineering is by the way not copied from rome or anywhere else. This is as old as any other architectural finding. Amazing, how these people have their own inventions to their credit with no resources what so ever!

The working
The Igloo is extremely warm on the inside because of the melting and freezing insulation provided by the internal heat source. The body heat of the people inside also cirulates in the interior and whatever the heat off the ground too doesn't seem to escape.
Surprisingly, they are known to raise the temperature to a staggerring 15-20 Deg. Celcius! Which is as good as a heater that we might use in our homes!

I hope you might have enjoyed knowing a few things about these if you weren't aware of it before. It certainly amazed me and hence prompted me to share this bit of knowledge. Anyone who might want to share some more info can leave a comment.

PS : Amazing work shariq! Keep it up! Check his video out below the post!