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A comment on The Camden Bench (2016).

Re:The Camden Bench (2016) by twirligigue on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @12:09PM (#27822711)
Why can't we polish concrete more? Buildings and benches would be so much more attractive. Perhaps more weather-resistant too? But pavements slipperier when wet...
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Re:The Camden Bench (2016) by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @01:50PM (#27823913)
$$ is why. It's expensive enough that it's often not done for floors let alone odd shaped surfaces you can't drive a buffer over.

And yes it does make the surface longer weathering at the expense of friction.

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