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Is there a reason for the rectangle, or is that the idea just for simplicity? Like, "smallest convex polygon" might be slightly better. I don't see any reason
by vikingerik 2y ago
Is there a reason for the rectangle, or is that the idea just for simplicity? Like, "smallest convex polygon" might be slightly better. I don't see any reason why the borders would need to be rectangular. Also for any shape there's no reason it would need to be axis-aligned with the exterior perimeter (which itself might be far from rectangular.)
- throw0101c 2y agoIt's a very simple rule of thumb that someone can check out in drafting software (or even paper blueprints). It's applicable in one-story domiciles (apartments, bungalows) and multi-story homes. Gary Klein, the fellow who thought of it, has been consulting on (hot) water issues for a few decades now, and so has tried to whittle down his advice to the simplest thing that (a) people will understand, (b) be actually implementable. That's generally is: make all the hot faucets as close to the hot water source as possible. The rule is a metric for that.
- ajot 2y agoHah, this reminded me of a submission from a couple of years back [0] about efficient hot water piping, and lo and behold, the URL is for Gary Klein Associates [1]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16540802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16540802 [1] http://www.garykleinassociates.com/PDFs/15%20-%20Efficient%20Hot-Water%20Piping-JLC.pdf http://www.garykleinassociates.com/PDFs/15%20-%20Efficient%2...
- bobthepanda 2y agoAll furniture, joinery, etc. is designed with right angles in mind. Creating non-right angles is a great way to have unusable nooks and crannies. And a rectangle only needs four sides; a triangle has non-right angles, and any more complex shape needs more joints.
- snowfield 2y agoPurpose built furniture looks great regardless though. Although expensive