r/interesting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 1d ago

Additional Context Pinned Murder suspect breaks through a wall and escapes interrogation room

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u/Free_Effect_6824 1d ago

American paper and air walls "sheetrock"

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u/TheNotSoGreatPumpkin 1d ago

Sheet rock feels better falling on one’s head during an earthquake than brick or stone.

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u/Kooky_Win4720 1d ago

There are pros and cons to any construction method. It makes sense in America. There were a lot of hard lessons learned by European immigrants trying to use European construction norms thinking that stacking rocks made for an effective dwelling here.