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The Tree House: A voyage to the source of a backyard dream

56 pointsby Caierolast Monday at 7:41 PM6 commentsview on HN

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skyberrystoday at 3:44 PM

This was a very compelling read. Everyone feels the lure of climbing to the tree house, yet where did it come from? What motivated our desires for the tree houses? Now we have some answers, they are surprising to me. I guess for myself I did get the idea from reading children's books, The Swiss Family Robinson anyone?

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ge96today at 1:13 PM

Not sure I'd like that Solomon treehouse, maybe it feels like a ship swaying back and forth

KPGv2today at 2:23 PM

I've thought about building a nice treehouse retreat on my property. It'd be a sweet way to avoid increasing property taxes but still have a guest room, or a library. But I live where there are bark scorpions, meaning at night they're crawling all up and down those trees. Would have to be hella sealed.

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aaron695today at 1:42 PM

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