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‘Nature Designed it to Bend’: The Bamboo Buildings that Sway in Earthquakes. BBC.
Bamboo has been used as a building material for millennia across South America, Africa, and Asia, where it grows abundantly. Recently, its strength and flexibility have gained attention for making it naturally resistant to earthquakes. Today, bamboo is being used in construction to try to protect people from earthquakes.
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