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The Covid-19 pandemic sharpens the ingenuity of those who already think of the near future. Two Malaga university students have devised the installation of hexagonal and folding methacrylate structures on the beaches. In this way, the entrepreneurs of beach bars and parasol areas in the sand area could divide the land with these elements. According to Alberto and Emilio Domingo (young brothers and students of Industrial Engineering and Architecture, respectively), the proposal would be "economic" and "safe" for citizens who wish to access and avoid coronavirus infections this summer.

"We do not conceive of a summer without a beach", which is why "we have designed these methacrylate partitions" that would be installed like the beach umbrellas of the beach bars, which have a tubular foundation where the umbrella is placed, since the In the same way, we intend to have a tubular system, which we can eliminate after the pandemic has passed, and place the slats of our partitions there so that they can fold and unfold, "said Alberto.

The pattern, a honeycomb

The main idea is that these screens "that would be anchored to the ground" are installed in a hexagonal way "like a beehive," said the 19-year-old university student from Malaga. Likewise, his brother Emilio, 22, specified that the hexagon is a perfect option because "it is a regular polygon with all sides equal" and would allow the installation of different types of measures, "that fit together and in complete safety" , for groups with more or less number of people. Regarding costs, both noted that "they are small, since methacrylate is a cheaper material than glass, as well as being more moldable and easy to manufacture." "We have not patented the idea yet, but we could do it" and "we are open to negotiate with any beach bar or company that works on the beach and requires it," Emilio concluded.

It remains to be seen how the idea (and other similar ones that have already emerged) will be accepted by beach entrepreneurs, who understand that the "bathers between glass walls" model would not fit in with the region's philosophy and culture. . Initially, they resort to a simple distribution of space according to a distance between deckchairs , and a 50 percent reduction in hammocks on the beach in order to gain that distance.

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