Surf Report: The Fed, the pine, and the brick waves of England

Issue 25: 03.14.2021 (Subscribers Edition)

INTRODUCTION

March 14, 2021

Hey everyone—I’m so glad to have you here. What a week.

In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences. Do you know why? No, it’s not just for decoration or a lingering homage to some legendary Tudor surfer. The answer is actually efficiency. It turns out this shape uses fewer bricks than a straight wall. A straight wa…