Comments on: House built upside-down in Austria becomes tourist attraction http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Traska http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1417256 Traska Tue, 08 May 2012 10:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1417256 You know, there's a captioned picture of Rainier Wolfcastle from The Simpsons floating around that I'm sure would clear this right up. You know, there’s a captioned picture of Rainier Wolfcastle from The Simpsons floating around that I’m sure would clear this right up.

]]> By: frozenintime http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1417178 frozenintime Tue, 08 May 2012 05:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1417178 I'll right back, I have to go downstairs to the attic. I’ll right back, I have to go downstairs to the attic.

]]> By: Haiku Tally http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1417089 Haiku Tally Tue, 08 May 2012 03:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1417089  austria  austria

]]> By: ludd http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1417008 ludd Tue, 08 May 2012 01:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1417008 I got a free flight to Vienna once, to deliver an urgent bill of lading for an expensive  shipment sitting waiting for customs clearance.  The original documents had been sent to Sydney - presumably by an American.  Is it something in the water? I got a free flight to Vienna once, to deliver an urgent bill of lading for an expensive  shipment sitting waiting for customs clearance. 
The original documents had been sent to Sydney – presumably by an American.  Is it something in the water?

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416899 Ipo Mon, 07 May 2012 23:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416899  Seems so.  Interestingly, they're all built by Poles.   Seems so. 
Interestingly, they’re all built by Poles. 

]]> By: Traska http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416650 Traska Mon, 07 May 2012 19:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416650 ( Okay, I'll do it.) Well, they don't call it the land down under for nothing! ( Okay, I’ll do it.)
Well, they don’t call it the land down under for nothing!

]]> By: MrScience http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416558 MrScience Mon, 07 May 2012 18:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416558 I'm shocked to be the first to bring up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Piggle-Wiggle" rel="nofollow">Mrs. Pigglewiggle</a>! I’m shocked to be the first to bring up Mrs. Pigglewiggle!

]]> By: Matt Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416529 Matt Jones Mon, 07 May 2012 17:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416529  Istyosty. The Mail's lawyers closed them down. When you are a professional Troll, Hits=Prizes.  Istyosty. The Mail’s lawyers closed them down. When you are a professional Troll, Hits=Prizes.

]]> By: parfae http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416519 parfae Mon, 07 May 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416519 That's all well and good, but can I play lazer tag in it? That’s all well and good, but can I play lazer tag in it?

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416495 Brainspore Mon, 07 May 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416495 <blockquote>Nope not gonna do it... nope nope nope...  just gonna wait for someone else to say it and watch the fireworks.</blockquote>I would stand back if I were you, those [<em>punchline-inducing-nationality</em>] architects installed the firework launchers upside-down too.

Nope not gonna do it… nope nope nope…  just gonna wait for someone else to say it and watch the fireworks.

I would stand back if I were you, those [punchline-inducing-nationality] architects installed the firework launchers upside-down too.

]]> By: ymendel http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416455 ymendel Mon, 07 May 2012 16:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416455 "Becomes" tourist attraction? That sounds like someone built an upside-down house for some other reason and it just so happened to attract tourists, while the text below the picture (a caption also supplied by Reuters?) clearly states that the house was built in order to attract tourists. “Becomes” tourist attraction? That sounds like someone built an upside-down house for some other reason and it just so happened to attract tourists, while the text below the picture (a caption also supplied by Reuters?) clearly states that the house was built in order to attract tourists.

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416434 Lemoutan Mon, 07 May 2012 15:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416434 Dammit - I can never remember that useful web service which gives you access to the Daily Fail without giving it the benefit of the click. Dammit – I can never remember that useful web service which gives you access to the Daily Fail without giving it the benefit of the click.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416430 That_Anonymous_Coward Mon, 07 May 2012 15:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416430 Thank you for the inside peek.... women would hate that house.. the seat is always up in the bathroom. Thank you for the inside peek…. women would hate that house.. the seat is always up in the bathroom.

]]> By: Jerry Dunk http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416421 Jerry Dunk Mon, 07 May 2012 15:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416421 Upside down white house here in Wisconsin... http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/19063 Upside down white house here in Wisconsin…

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/19063

]]> By: coop http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416415 coop Mon, 07 May 2012 14:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416415 The crown moulding would be strangely easy to install. The crown moulding would be strangely easy to install.

]]> By: syzygymoi http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416404 syzygymoi Mon, 07 May 2012 14:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416404 There's one in Poland as well, in the tiny village of Szymbark, as well as in Germany in Trassenheide and Usedom . Seems there are quite a few. A few in Florida, one in Sunrise Village , two others in WonderWorks Amusement Parks in Orlando and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Japan which is a restaurant in Nagano, another one in St. Petersburg, Russia. One in Turkey in Antalya and an interesting one in Vienna, called House Attack. And not to forget the "House of Katmandu" in Spain! It is indeed a strange world! There’s one in Poland as well, in the tiny village of Szymbark, as well as in Germany in Trassenheide and Usedom . Seems there are quite a few. A few in Florida, one in Sunrise Village , two others in WonderWorks Amusement Parks in Orlando and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in Japan which is a restaurant in Nagano, another one in St. Petersburg, Russia. One in Turkey in Antalya and an interesting one in Vienna, called House Attack. And not to forget the “House of Katmandu” in Spain! It is indeed a strange world!

]]> By: Zoran Scout Ivancic http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416397 Zoran Scout Ivancic Mon, 07 May 2012 14:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416397 well, there is entire state built upside down and its not far from Austria. it use to be part of Austria.  Welcome to Bosnia and Herzegovina, it really is wierd! well, there is entire state built upside down and its not far from Austria. it use to be part of Austria.  Welcome to Bosnia and Herzegovina, it really is wierd!

]]> By: Deidzoeb http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416398 Deidzoeb Mon, 07 May 2012 14:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416398 I can haz inside-out house from So Long and Thanks For All the Fish? http://www.terindell.com/asylum/docs/asylum.html I can haz inside-out house from So Long and Thanks For All the Fish?
http://www.terindell.com/asylum/docs/asylum.html

]]> By: Jonathan Roberts http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416396 Jonathan Roberts Mon, 07 May 2012 14:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416396 Are upside down houses a thing in German speaking countries now? I saw one in my friend's town last time I was there:  Are upside down houses a thing in German speaking countries now? I saw one in my friend’s town last time I was there: 

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416393 Paul Renault Mon, 07 May 2012 14:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416393 Me, I have no qualms about saying it (and borrowing a Fark meme): "It's appropriate that it was built in Austria, as it's below the equator." Yes, the furniture is all upside down too.  Decent photos here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140329/No-need-adjust-screen-This-house-deliberately-built-upside--includes-garage-car-parked-ceiling.html Apparently, they're not that rare: http://weburbanist.com/2010/02/07/flip-this-home-10-unbelievable-upside-down-houses/ Me, I have no qualms about saying it (and borrowing a Fark meme): “It’s appropriate that it was built in Austria, as it’s below the equator.”

Yes, the furniture is all upside down too.  Decent photos here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140329/No-need-adjust-screen-This-house-deliberately-built-upside–includes-garage-car-parked-ceiling.html

Apparently, they’re not that rare:
http://weburbanist.com/2010/02/07/flip-this-home-10-unbelievable-upside-down-houses/

]]> By: Geoff D http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416380 Geoff D Mon, 07 May 2012 13:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416380 THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO ESCAPE FROM THE BASEMENT THIS MAKES IT HARDER TO ESCAPE FROM THE BASEMENT

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/house-built-upside-down-in-aus.html#comment-1416371 That_Anonymous_Coward Mon, 07 May 2012 13:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=158976#comment-1416371 Nope not gonna do it... nope nope nope...  just gonna wait for someone else to say it and watch the fireworks. Xeni are there any photos of the interior?  Curious if its just an upside down outside of if they furnished it upside down as well. Nope not gonna do it… nope nope nope…  just gonna wait for someone else to say it and watch the fireworks.

Xeni are there any photos of the interior?  Curious if its just an upside down outside of if they furnished it upside down as well.

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