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Wavy walls use fewer bricks than a straight wall (2020) (twistedsifter.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They actually do. While the length obviously increases compared to straight walls, for stability you need only one brick thick walls as opposed to two layers in straight walls

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why this is on hackernews is another question tho

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Something that my old dad would educated me on