Black and white drawing of cartoon Buckminster Fuller inside dome home. Through further investigations, he determined that of all house shapes, the circular cavity within geodesic domes was the most efficient way to employ the chilling effect within a structure. Bucky mimicked the effect of the Kansas silo being suspended above the ground on a mast by installing numerous vent holes around the lower edge of his geodesic domes, ensuring that the total area of the outflow vents was greater than the area of the inflow vents at the top of the dome.
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