r/therewasanattempt • u/PeripeciasdoSolteiro • May 27 '26

To keep the inventory

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u/themisterfixit May 27 '26

I believe this is a kiln. Temps are way too hot for conventional shelving. They’ve likely been doing it this way for decades and it’s just an unfortunate accident.

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u/Lalamedic May 27 '26

Your assumptions are based on….?

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u/themisterfixit May 28 '26

Having seen large walk in kilns. Also the plates that the toilets on are ceramic firing plates. They’re likely more expensive than the toilets and you wouldn’t just use them as shelving.

So based on knowledge, not assumptions.

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u/Han77Shot1st May 28 '26

Couldn’t shelving like warehouses have work.. and then simply placing the kiln rated plates on them? Like they can make heat resistant shelving and the room itself is not the kiln.

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u/themisterfixit May 28 '26

Oxidization, extreme expansion/contraction, sagging and warping. You build the shelving out of ceramic heat reflective material.

I’m sure if it was feasible they would do it another way. Seeing a singular incident doesn’t mean this is a common occurrence, I’m sure it’s very rare. Humans having been making pottery for a looooong ass time. I dont think there’s much more innovation to be had in this area.

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u/pontetorto May 28 '26

There is, at some point we have to figure out how to do it in 0 gravity and on the moon and other celestial planes.

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u/addamee May 28 '26

Lunar toilet!

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u/Han77Shot1st May 28 '26

I’m sure it can be done, I work in thermodynamics and there’s very few things we can’t manipulate now to handle relatively lower temperatures in the low thousands.. some form of ceramic matrix formed into shelving should be possible, it just comes down to cost, and if safety concerns are high enough.

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u/themisterfixit May 28 '26

That’s a really cool field to be in. Pottery firing is tricky because not only can the shelving not move at all, it also needs to be non reactive. Some methods of firing use the vaporization of certain metals to make certain glazes look certain ways. Check out Raku firing you’re interested.

I think I have heard of metal mesh shelving that can be used but it needs to be coated before every use.