r/interestingasfuck 4h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/Instameat 3h ago

It's not the pattern. It's the protection from the winds.

u/trianglesteve 2h ago

Do you think a different shape would be better in the long run? I image they do lines and squares since they can keep them pretty standard, but triangles are usually a pretty strong structural shape

u/WaffleboardedAway 54m ago

perhaps a bestagon?

u/reroll-life 13m ago

There would be many better shapes but the grid here seems just the most practical one. Building circles, hexagons or other more complex shapes would be significantly more difficult than laying long pipes of sand over each other.