>So after reading a bunch of UF stuff last night, I had a dream. In it,
>Corwin was camping with someone I couldn't remember, and he had had an
>unfolding cottage with him.
>
>It was basically a sheet of metal that was powered by a crystal that
>expanded when heated, and various mechanical linkages caused durasteel
>panels to unfold at the proper time to form a tiny but sturdy cottage.

Unlike many UF-themed dreams, including quite a number I have had myself, that... contains nothing that is even a little unlikely. I may have to use that.

I'm envisioning the structure as something akin to the lead balloon they built on Mythbusters one time, which was constructed as a series of flat square and triangular panels so arranged as to more or less spontaneously self-erect into a cube shape when inflated. The portable shelter version would be supported by tension in the shell, rather than internal gas pressure, but the geometry is similar...

Hmm. Yes. I may have to steal this. :)

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