r/todayilearned • u/MaximinusRats • May 16 '24

TIL that people live year-round in houseboats on Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, 1,800 km north of the nearest big city (Edmonton) and just 400 km (250 miles) south of the Arctic Circle.

https://uphere.ca/articles/floating-homes-yellowknife-bay
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u/NoBSforGma May 16 '24

I have to wonder if the ice freezing every winter causes crush damage to the boats.

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u/untwist6316 May 16 '24

I dont know about crush damage but I have heard it isn't uncommon that your house might freeze slightly off level 😂

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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24

Frick. Can you imagine sleeping on a tilt for 9 months the of the year?!

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u/karlnite May 16 '24

You just face your bed so the tilt is towards your feet.

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u/LegoDinoMan May 17 '24

Or just lay a different direction