Making a house out of mud bricks. (Real life minecraft) - Smarter Every Day 18

Smarter Every Day has decided to change their format and make learning very serious.

Learning about mud in Africa and how people build houses out of mud.

Destin traveled to Africa to document the mud house building process.

Working with a local man and his younger brother, nicknamed King of Dragons, who will help build the mud house together.

Collecting burlap and preparing the raw mud for brick making by hand.

• Using hands rather than tools to mix the mud • Hands are better for making blocks because they can properly distribute materials • The tactile method allows better control of the mud consistency

The amount of water in the mud mixture is important to prevent the blocks from slumping.

Working with mud by hand does not hurt the workers' hands despite the intensive labor.

Placing mud mixture into molds and removing the form once it is filled to create individual bricks.

Approximately 440 mud bricks needed for this house project.

Each brick measures 35 cm and is twice as long as it is wide.

The finished bricks are inspected and verified to be properly formed and structurally sound.

Cameraman Matt accidentally chipped a tooth while filming in the mud, but considered it worth the effort to capture the content.

Despite the accident, the team maintained a lighthearted attitude about the challenges of filming in the field.

Destin discusses feedback loops and how organisms compensate for relative motion to maintain position awareness.

Chickens are highlighted as excellent examples of feedback loop systems, maintaining a stationary head position while their body moves in various directions.