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In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves.

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[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm English and have never seen one of these in my life! Gonna be keeping an eye out now though, weird wavy brick walls I am coming to find you.