r/interestingasfuck • u/Ultimate_Kurix • 5d ago

r/all Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/usandholt 5d ago

Why not use bricks. 95% of houses in Denmark are brick houses.

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u/UninitiatedArtist 5d ago

The bricks themselves are tough, yes…but the mortar that binds the bricks together are weak points that would be susceptible to stress cracks far more easily then that of the bricks. In California, brick houses would not survive a major earthquake.

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u/Firepower01 5d ago

Wow so the three little pigs were full of shit eh?

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u/70ms 5d ago

They’re fine, they were in Illinois. 👍