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Ok, first the basics If you turn on the tap, just a dribble And hold a straw, just off vertical underneath The water will flow to the end of the straw And drip off Imagine many straws, densely packed Just the tips showing All sloping at an angle And fixed to a steep roof Water (rain) will be shed And the roof will remain dry The steeper the roof The quicker the rain will shed But the steeper the roof The more material is used Then there's the thickness The thicker the better surely? Well, the thicker the layer of straws The flatter the angle at which they lay And so the less efficient they are at shedding water Thatching Like life Is a compromise
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Mar 23, 2015
Mar 23, 2015 at 4:02 PM UTC
Compromise
Ok, first the basics If you turn on the tap, just a dribble And hold a straw, just off vertical underneath The water will flow to the end of the straw And drip off Imagine many straws, densely packed Just the tips showing All sloping at an angle And fixed to a steep roof Water (rain) will be shed And the roof will remain dry The steeper the roof The quicker the rain will shed But the steeper the roof The more material is used Then there's the thickness The thicker the better surely? Well, the thicker the layer of straws The flatter the angle at which they lay And so the less efficient they are at shedding water Thatching Like life Is a compromise
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Mar 23, 2015
Mar 23, 2015 at 4:02 PM UTC
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