And it has a name that is 200% more fun than a straight wall.
eternalh4ze on
Good try, I know a squiggly worm-wall when I see one 🪱
GnashinOmenz on
How is this possible? What’s the science behind it?
argabargaa on
Am I allowed to disagree with this conclusion?
Jay_Nocid on
I dont get how it uses less material? Isn’t a straight line the shorter path from A to B? Hence less material?
bigbusta on
A straight wall needs to be wider so it doesn’t tip, so atleast a double row, where as a curvy wall only needs a single row. Thats where the bricks are saved
MarbleLemon7000 on
For others wondering how this design uses less material despite its longer length, notice how it is built with a single thickness of brick.Â
Brontothor on
Building one takes just as long as a regular wall, however, on account of all the countless seconds wasted by people saying “crinkle-crankle wall” instead of just “wall.”
Hot_Campaign_36 on
This is compared against a two-withe wall.
Sustainable_Twat on
Just to clarify, a straight wall will use less bricks, but this arrangement offers much more stability.
These are found in England, mostly in Suffolk They are usually the boundaries of a large private house.[This is the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle_crankle_wall). The first picture, taken in Bramfield, is about 5 miles from where my late parents lived. I’ve driven past it quite a few times.
individualchoir on
Bet I could jump it
dark_knight920 on
Science is fun
GentrifriesGuy on
Math!
GreenMarsupial2772 on
Thomas Jefferson
snuepe on
Aint mowing that grass though
Square-Tangerine2926 on
Even if it saves material I’d be cursing every time I had to mow and trim those lawns. This is someone who hates landscapers.
TheMindsEIyIe on
My first reaction
Oguinjr on
…of the same strength. Very important piece of the sentence that is intentionally left off for some reason. To drive engagement? I don’t know, does engagement need to be driven on Reddit? What’s the point of that?
Zealousideal-Emu5486 on
It looks a lot nicer and it provides a skills challenge to walk on it !
Skreamies1 on
Loads of these local in Suffolk/East Anglia where I am
OldGoneMild89 on
And 500% more annoying to maintain the grass next to it
Burrow_0wl on
A long time ago, I was on a tour of some small town that a famous writer lived in (I don’t remember the writer or the town’s name). They had a wall like this and the tour guide told us it was a memorial to the path he would walk home from the bar.
Far_Consideration_63 on
I imagine they also last longer. The curves give room for expansion and contraction from ambient temperature. Pipelines for example have bends in them for that reason. 🤔
miurabucho on
Seems counter-intuitive. I would guess it uses more since it is taking a longer route between a and b. What the hell to I know?
WiseSpunion on
Do not understand how it uses less material when it’s traveling what seems to be more distance. But who am I, I don’t know
tbrown2080 on
This would piss me off so bad when mowing the grass
ThatHippieProf on
These are all over the University of Virginia’s campus.
obog on
Imo this should be rephrased as “uses about 40% less material than a straight wall *of similar strength.*”
Obviously a straight line of the same thickness would use less material. However, a straight wall only one brick thick would be very weak, much weaker than this sinusoidal wall. A straight wall that matches the strength would have to be much thicker and would use more material.
JacksonRiot on
For anyone curious, it uses less bricks because it’s thinner. A straight wall would need to be more thick to obtain a similiar level of strctural stability and require more bricks.
Jazzlike_Act331 on
But takes 40% more time to build
Dubnero on
I’m confused. Would a straight wall not use less bricks than a zig zag?
Bro13847 on
I believe it’s 40% stronger. I don’t understand how it takes fewer materials?
Chancellor-1865 on
It’s called a serpentine wall….never heard it referred to by any other name.
OrangeCosmic on
Damn, i thought it was bendy-wendy wall, or perhaps a squiggly-wiggly
StickEarly2946 on
Mathematically impossible. Proof that the average reddior is dumber than a pile of shit of you think a curvy wall uses less material than a straight one.
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And it has a name that is 200% more fun than a straight wall.
Good try, I know a squiggly worm-wall when I see one 🪱
How is this possible? What’s the science behind it?
Am I allowed to disagree with this conclusion?
I dont get how it uses less material? Isn’t a straight line the shorter path from A to B? Hence less material?
A straight wall needs to be wider so it doesn’t tip, so atleast a double row, where as a curvy wall only needs a single row. Thats where the bricks are saved
For others wondering how this design uses less material despite its longer length, notice how it is built with a single thickness of brick.Â
Building one takes just as long as a regular wall, however, on account of all the countless seconds wasted by people saying “crinkle-crankle wall” instead of just “wall.”
This is compared against a two-withe wall.
Just to clarify, a straight wall will use less bricks, but this arrangement offers much more stability.
AND the best wall name of all time, by far!
https://preview.redd.it/pq8pnxx2ixuf1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=06b855e13acade6c314b4a062015c682bcf2c95f
An house like that will cost you 40% less
These are found in England, mostly in Suffolk They are usually the boundaries of a large private house.[This is the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle_crankle_wall). The first picture, taken in Bramfield, is about 5 miles from where my late parents lived. I’ve driven past it quite a few times.
Bet I could jump it
Science is fun
Math!
Thomas Jefferson
Aint mowing that grass though
Even if it saves material I’d be cursing every time I had to mow and trim those lawns. This is someone who hates landscapers.
My first reaction
…of the same strength. Very important piece of the sentence that is intentionally left off for some reason. To drive engagement? I don’t know, does engagement need to be driven on Reddit? What’s the point of that?
It looks a lot nicer and it provides a skills challenge to walk on it !
Loads of these local in Suffolk/East Anglia where I am
And 500% more annoying to maintain the grass next to it
A long time ago, I was on a tour of some small town that a famous writer lived in (I don’t remember the writer or the town’s name). They had a wall like this and the tour guide told us it was a memorial to the path he would walk home from the bar.
I imagine they also last longer. The curves give room for expansion and contraction from ambient temperature. Pipelines for example have bends in them for that reason. 🤔
Seems counter-intuitive. I would guess it uses more since it is taking a longer route between a and b. What the hell to I know?
Do not understand how it uses less material when it’s traveling what seems to be more distance. But who am I, I don’t know
This would piss me off so bad when mowing the grass
These are all over the University of Virginia’s campus.
Imo this should be rephrased as “uses about 40% less material than a straight wall *of similar strength.*”
Obviously a straight line of the same thickness would use less material. However, a straight wall only one brick thick would be very weak, much weaker than this sinusoidal wall. A straight wall that matches the strength would have to be much thicker and would use more material.
For anyone curious, it uses less bricks because it’s thinner. A straight wall would need to be more thick to obtain a similiar level of strctural stability and require more bricks.
But takes 40% more time to build
I’m confused. Would a straight wall not use less bricks than a zig zag?
I believe it’s 40% stronger. I don’t understand how it takes fewer materials?
It’s called a serpentine wall….never heard it referred to by any other name.
Damn, i thought it was bendy-wendy wall, or perhaps a squiggly-wiggly
Mathematically impossible. Proof that the average reddior is dumber than a pile of shit of you think a curvy wall uses less material than a straight one.
A what
You crinkled when ya should have crankled
Mowers hate this one simple trick.
A little tougher to mow around.