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[โ€“] 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

Yes from what I can find, depending on the type of concrete, it takes 4-30lbs of sugar per ton. The point is not to keep it permanently plastic, it will set, but its structural integrity is greatly compromised and it will crumble under stresses far, far, lower than it will need to deal with.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    So now you have a prison which will catastrophically collapse upon the prisoners?

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  • [โ€“] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Well no because the other part of this that isnt talked about is... concrete is heavy as fuck, and one ton of concrete is basically nothing size wise. Its more like you have to throw 200lbs of sugar in every truck that arrives at the job site, often with many many trucks.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 weeks ago*

    I agree that the sugar thing is not really feasible, but if you could find a way to lower the integrity of the concrete, you wouldn't have to do it to the whole project, only the foundation or the first part of the first floor.

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