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Mud, Part 3

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Pros and Cons of Mud Bricks

Mud began as mud, but it ends up being sturdy enough to build with. So there are some pros and cons here. They're inexpensive relative to like quarrying or having to fire the bricks in an oven. Plus, this is this was impressive as Higgins points out the bricks at the base of walls of structures, draw up and absorb water by capillary action.

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