clearly this is at least her second rodeo, and that hammer trick to move the blocks is fantastic. Also, she clearly works very hard and if she needed a back rub at the end of a long day, I'll volunteer if no one else steps up.
It looks like she absolutely knows what she's doing, but it still feels staged. I have just never worked with a women on site with their hair down like that. It's either shoved into a hat or in a braid.
Or, the bricks have been designed with a common tool that brickies have had for decades in-mind? Or... The bricks maker sells a specific tool, and a bunch of highly practical people went "yeah, nah - got me hammers mate" Or, you're right. Not arguing, just thinking about scenarios!
"No, no, what are you doing? Don't lift with your legs! Your back is the strongest muscle in your body... And look, man, your knees aren't even locked! How do you expect to stand up straight? C'mon put your groin into it, and stop exhaling on every lift! The goal is to hold your breath as long as possible. Under stress the body produces all the oxygen it needs." -Sarge
Yeah was thinking that she knows her job, but not how to put it down with her legs instead of bending, that there will fuck her back up before she’s 30.
The holes come from the manufacturing process (the clay is extruded through dies, like pasta). They make the blocks lighter, cheaper and more insulating.
Structural tiles are extruded. Adding features to another plane would require additional steps in the production, increasing the manufacturing time and cost. It also creates another point of nonconformity which is undesirable.
So the blocks have interlocking patterns on the sides but surely you'd need cement there too? They're grooves, not dovetails. The grooves stop shifting/movement only in one direction. Or am I missing something obvious?
Putting cement there would hamper the interlock, the cement would need to be so thin if you wanted the interlock to work it wouldn't be worth having there. I also notice all the construction is single block, even the outside walls, also they are butted against the other walls with straps to hold them, it's very likely this isn't the final finish. Not done anything with them myself but the principal looks ok, they only need to stop movement in one direction because up/down isn't going to happen.
Apparently there are bricks that are designed to only need cement between layers. I guess if airtightness is needed, they just rely on additional layers like stucco or drywall? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_WRi-x_IRU
sophiaMRIMTA
Power Woman!
bikergeek6249
She's a brick ... house
MichaelJennings
"Chicks with bricks"
LawFiveGuy
clearly this is at least her second rodeo, and that hammer trick to move the blocks is fantastic. Also, she clearly works very hard and if she needed a back rub at the end of a long day, I'll volunteer if no one else steps up.
nothingunused
Get in line, pal.
justGeorge
I could watch her work all day. But my boss told me to get back to work.
NewCrobuzonCitizen
The best part about this is seeing Americans in comments trying to figure out modern bricks.
GellyBear46
Now do the top row.
4sambucas
Hollow bricks is still a weird thing to me
jzastrow
I've never seen that style of block before. I guess it gets filled with concrete?
swizec
That would ruin the insulation. It stays hollow. You want as much air in your walls as possible
CIllumin
she is pretty
madsander
🎶She’s a brick…..hooouuuse….🎵
Sebastopol140
And she knows it.
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Clap your hands! https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Y3Q4dDBzNWI2Y3BsN3N4MG5sNzB1ZXBuOHZrMHFyNmg5YmV3ZTdtMCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/UZFb9Mx75oL1m/200w.webp
KDeeNZ
My back hurts from just watching...
Grimmrog
Thats a lot of trust into these bricks quality
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
Schaffe schaffe Heisle boue...
thricebakedxyz
Strong girl, mason?
Hootykai
The smile at the beginning. Wow.
ActualTttony
I'm getting bricked up over here!
RaleighJohnson
It looks like she absolutely knows what she's doing, but it still feels staged. I have just never worked with a women on site with their hair down like that. It's either shoved into a hat or in a braid.
masterbot
Anyone ever work with those bricks ? Do they work good ?
TanithRosenbaum
For any scholars wishing to do follow up research: https://www.youtube.com/@Tschulique
exploradoresciclos2018
😊👍
austinyc
I had just googled the word 'Tschulique' because I assumed it was a word in Spanish I couldn't recall. Nope, that's her username.
squillis
She has a mallet, and knows how to use it!
sonomarco
Those hammers look specially made with square heads to fit into the holes.
megalodonburi
Or, the bricks have been designed with a common tool that brickies have had for decades in-mind? Or... The bricks maker sells a specific tool, and a bunch of highly practical people went "yeah, nah - got me hammers mate" Or, you're right. Not arguing, just thinking about scenarios!
youreathing
It goes in the square hole!
Someshithead241
They are
fonsecaariel1914
What is the point, electrons waste?
PimpoMatic
She gonna have back problems bending her back. Lift and lower with legs not back.
sillyDad
Strong girl. Construction?
Dimension09
Based off how she works, she has leverage.
DeakVanNyke
farm construction, to be exact
080080
2x strength multiplier
Mack1986
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1NDkzYzFhMXNkdGs5bHd2YWo5cGo5cWMyMmdkeGNoZnBscXFqenA1OSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/a4kUaskDOZ5iU/200w.webp
Mack1986
(For reference. Woman loading her own luggage into taxi. Polish driver
"Strong girl. Farm?")
LespritDeLescalier22
No. *strong girl. Brick?*
quintessentialrob
Construction, yes. However, mason would be more precise.
hotrodny
Muscle mommy
torokunai
My lower back would survive 0.3 repetitions of this
neo154
Neither would her in 5 years lifting like this
Mahcks
"No, no, what are you doing? Don't lift with your legs! Your back is the strongest muscle in your body... And look, man, your knees aren't even locked! How do you expect to stand up straight? C'mon put your groin into it, and stop exhaling on every lift! The goal is to hold your breath as long as possible. Under stress the body produces all the oxygen it needs." -Sarge
Trustrup
Yeah was thinking that she knows her job, but not how to put it down with her legs instead of bending, that there will fuck her back up before she’s 30.
periwinklepanda
Was thinking the exact same thing.
theblunderguff
Not necessarily. Depends how strong your muscles on your back are.
clevernametom
I assure you that nobody’s lower back muscles are strong enough for that repetition.
MadamPuddifoot
Doesn't matter, the muscles in your legs are stronger-and made for lifting.
theblunderguff
No. That is not how this works. It is a myth that it is bad to lift this way. It depends on your muscles and what they are able to do.
MadamPuddifoot
So you have your masters in exercise science? Cuz I do. And you're wrong. Period.
Bytencoder
Body builder or house builder?
torokunai
¿Por qué no los dos?
Bytencoder
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Ym5xN3Fxc3ExbXRhZDlwd3Y0eXF1ZjN0ZG9rZzE2cWhvd2tqZzh1ZyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/QqkA9W8xEjKPC/200w.webp
stupidlystupendous
Are the blocks premade with bigger holes to fit the hammer heads? Or do you knock one of the little internal walls out twice on every block
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
The holes come from the manufacturing process (the clay is extruded through dies, like pasta). They make the blocks lighter, cheaper and more insulating.
Wor3q
The holes come from the factory.
Bunnies007
So, they wrap the terracotta around the factory-made holes?
Wor3q
I wonder why they wouldn't just add handles, like Ytong does.
4chanrefugee
Structural tiles are extruded. Adding features to another plane would require additional steps in the production, increasing the manufacturing time and cost. It also creates another point of nonconformity which is undesirable.
I love structural clay tiles.
FireBirdHawk
So the blocks have interlocking patterns on the sides but surely you'd need cement there too? They're grooves, not dovetails.
The grooves stop shifting/movement only in one direction.
Or am I missing something obvious?
koitk
Only thing you are missing is this house after the hurricane.
varonicaED
Putting cement there would hamper the interlock, the cement would need to be so thin if you wanted the interlock to work it wouldn't be worth having there. I also notice all the construction is single block, even the outside walls, also they are butted against the other walls with straps to hold them, it's very likely this isn't the final finish. Not done anything with them myself but the principal looks ok, they only need to stop movement in one direction because up/down isn't going to happen.
xtav
Apparently there are bricks that are designed to only need cement between layers. I guess if airtightness is needed, they just rely on additional layers like stucco or drywall? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_WRi-x_IRU
IAmNotNSAsodonotbeparanoid
I don’t know, but don’t call me Shirley.
Shoutrr
yes, they use cement, or resin to lock each layer. the holes in the brick isn't there for cement to flow through, it's there for insulation.
slightlybrokenegg
The surface area of the tops and bottoms of the blocks is more than enough.
MAN9000
The cement layers on top and bottom of each brick row will lock it in place.
Cheelamom
Someone please tell me they're going to add rebar at some point? Unreinforced masonry construction is dangerous in even a relatively small earthquake
ponkoponko
My guess is that they will pour a reinforced concrete ring as the toplayer. It will hold everything together
WhatzitTooya
No? We dont have any noticeable earthquakes in Germany, so it works just fine without rebar.
tentacularfleshscape
Perhaps the holes she's putting the hammers in are for the rebar once the stack is finished?
Bombe
Yes. Why pay for cement, when you can use gravity to hold it all together?
joshuasplinth
I mean, it worked for the Romans.
Bombe
Sure, the Colosseum is only half-broken, so… well done? :D
Bananabeanie
Yeah.
OperationBusterJangle
Only most of it is standing after 1800 years, yah what a peice of shit. Stupid Roman's didn't use post tension concrete like they should have.
joshuasplinth
It’s only a model…
ThanatosElNyx
Didn't they have cement that healed itself?
joshuasplinth
Hey! Actually yes. Because of lumpiness, yes?