On November 7th, 2011, a county in Oklahoma was under a tornado warning. While a tornado was on the ground, an earthquake that was centered in Prague, OK struck, and was felt throughout the state. Thus was born the Quakenado.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.