they tried building walls with this material first, but realised pavements would be a better idea because they only had coffee grounds.
this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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Badum tish!
i just rolled my eyes back 1080 degrees
Ever since I started walking barefoot I never seem to get tired...
We should be really transitioning away from concrete as a whole and find a better solution
Edit: also sorry about the duplicate comment, was not aware of it
Has there been any advancements towards this end? I'd like to read up on it.
there have been attempts, but nothing concrete.
I love and hate this at the same time
Wow I'm surprised but happy to see follow-up on this research!
And for only ten times the monetary and energy cost of regular concrete 👍
The cost (impact) of concrete isn't low though. I'm glad we're looking at how to mitigate/offset that.
....and recycled Starbucks grounds for the elite areas.