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To: Red Badger

Unusual, weird, outer serpentine walls.


16 posted on 09/02/2025 9:27:26 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Carriage Hill

Keeps away snakes.................


23 posted on 09/02/2025 9:35:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Carriage Hill

A curved wall like the takes only one course of brick... Uses less brick than a straight wall. A straight wall would need to be thicker otherwise it would fall over. The technique is still used today.


46 posted on 09/02/2025 11:22:36 AM PDT by Pocketdoor
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To: Carriage Hill

Serpentine walls are self supporting.
Straight walls are much more prone to falling over.
IIRC


55 posted on 09/02/2025 12:54:15 PM PDT by Doctor Congo
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