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Crinkle Crankle Wall

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Re: Crinkle Crankle Wall

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Post by Xophmeister »

doctor_m wrote: post #2

If only crinkle-crankle software were equally justifiable...

If we take the meaning of a "crinkle crankle structure" to be something like an "economically self-supporting structure", then it's justifiable by definition. The question then becomes: What, in the realm of software engineering, fits this description?

Lisp, perhaps?

Re: Crinkle Crankle Wall

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Post by tantalor »

Xophmeister wrote: post #4
doctor_m wrote: post #2

If only crinkle-crankle software were equally justifiable...

If we take the meaning of a "crinkle crankle structure" to be something like an "economically self-supporting structure", then it's justifiable by definition. The question then becomes: What, in the realm of software engineering, fits this description? Lisp, perhaps?

Dependency injection

Re: Crinkle Crankle Wall

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Post by geerlingguy »

I believe the oldest exterior wall of the St. Louis Zoo (on the north side, along where the 1904 World's Fair bird cage was relocated) was modeled after this style. I think it's more than one brick thick, though, so it probably wasn't done that way to save on brick, just to echo the style.

Re: Crinkle Crankle Wall

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Post by 0xcde4c3db »

arethuza wrote: post #5

This made me Google "crinkle crankle ha-ha" - unfortunately I could not find any references to such a wall existing.

A ha-ha is (typically?) a retaining wall, so I wouldn't expect the mechanical advantages to apply in the same way. I imagine it would also complicate the excavation/infill.

Re: Crinkle Crankle Wall

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Post by bitslayer »

In modern standards a straight wall is much easier to build because you can just measure once for each row and stretch a string to match the bricks against. A curved wall requires a level placed against every brick to make sure you are still going straight up. I expect older walls actually trusted the mason's skill without going through all that. The Wiki photo certainly looks true.
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