Popularized in England, These Wavy Walls Actually Use Fewer Bricks Than a Straight Wall
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How can that be
A wavy wall does not use less bricks than a straight wall that is one brick wide, but it does use less bricks than a straight wall that is wider than one brick. At the same time, a straight one brick wall might be unstable because of wind (especially without mortar).
Praise Euclid!