2. is literally called Red Square, because of the color of the bricks used to pave it. But there's more! Unusually for bricks, these are
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3. quite smooth, and when wet become slippery. Campus lore has it that this is an anti-riot feature. Unruly crowd? A fire hose will leave
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4. them halfway immobilized, as if they're walking on ice. The problem, from an anti-riot perspective, is that the bricks are not mortared,
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5. and while this usually just means they're stolen for souvenirs turns out that means they're ready projectiles too. /thread
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