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2 questions Why wasn't this picked up on and used more widely? I find it slightly boggling that neither side seemed to investigate further. 2nd, I assume you
by benj111 7y ago
2 questions
Why wasn't this picked up on and used more widely? I find it slightly boggling that neither side seemed to investigate further.
2nd, I assume you could get a similar effect by covering the wall in turf? Why did that not catch on?
- pjmorris 7y agoCoquina is pretty rare, occuring in only a few places in the world, and it's pretty heavy. It was 'right down the street' in St. Augustine, so it made sense to use it for the fort, but transporting it makes much less sense. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquina
- benj111 7y agoSure, I get they wouldn't have been transporting the stone around the world, but why was it not a stopping off point for further investigation, why did they not experiment with different stone or materials.
- fuzzfactor 7y agoThey're doing it as fast as they can, it's only been 300 years.
- benj111 7y agoWell Spain did invent the word Manana[1], it's just tardy from the British though. [1] https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/ma%C3%B1ana https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/ma%C3%B1ana