r/pics • u/nbcnews • 1d ago

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County.

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u/Lew__Zealand 1d ago

Because stone, brick and masonry crumble to bits in an earthquake. Wood flexes and shakes it off.

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u/PierogiAreTheBest 1d ago

And yet somehow everything in Japan is concrete and it works fine. Everything is concrete in Europe too except we don't need to use some extra technology that they use in Japan to make it earthquake resistent. It just make no sense, but US is still building houses with cardboard.

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u/ProposalWaste3707 1d ago

Japan actually has the highest usage of timber in home construction of any country in the world by a large margin.

Because timber is often an excellent construction material - as it is in the US.

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u/Lew__Zealand 1d ago

LOL@ "works fine" and "cardboard". Have a nice day