r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 03 '19

Chemistry Scientists replaced 40 percent of cement with rice husk cinder, limestone crushing waste, and silica sand, giving concrete a rubber-like quality, six to nine times more crack-resistant than regular concrete. It self-seals, replaces cement with plentiful waste products, and should be cheaper to use.

https://newatlas.com/materials/rubbery-crack-resistant-cement/
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u/whitebreadohiodude Nov 07 '19 edited Nov 07 '19

You work with a structural engineering company based out of Cincinnati? Can I ask which one? I’d like to avoid working with your company if possible. If I had to guess by your comment frequency i’d say you are a bored construction inspector, but not very knowledgeable.

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u/RicketyFrigate Nov 07 '19

Nah I'm ok, enjoy yourself dude, and keep stalking me it's flattering.

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u/whitebreadohiodude Nov 07 '19

It just astounds me how confident you sound but how misinformed you are about pretty much everything.

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u/RicketyFrigate Nov 07 '19

Weren't you the one that said Chernobyl had the chance of making all of Europe unlivable? I admit sometimes I get things wrong, but so does everyone else, especially yourself.