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		beAbU on Oct 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'd rather build my house with my own earth than g... You know cement is not used to make the bricks right?

h0l0cube on Oct 22, 2023 [–]

On one hand I'll refer you to the comment I was replying to:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37927320

On the other I'll point you to this common structural building material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_block

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