05-26-2009, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 392cobra
The house was a part of the Solar Decathlon's "solar village" exhibition in Washington, D.C. It competed against a field of 20 universities – including MIT, Carnegie Mellon and Cornell – in last year's decathlon, a prestigious international competition where universities contend to build the most attractive and energy-efficient, solar-powered home.
Lawrence Tech was the smallest college in the contest and the only one from Michigan. Its house was one of the runners-up in the BP People’s Choice Award competition, thanks to an architectural design many found attractive and livable.
They didn't get "Second",they got a Short Bus Trophy for showing up.
Nothing for all their "Green".
They couldn't even figure to turn the heat back on because it's going it cold and freeze the pipes. 
"Oh,I forget" Must have been the window licker at the back of the bus.  |
Well, it's a good thing that Edison managed to invent the light bulb on his first try, or he would be on that short bus too. 
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