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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023
  • Don’t forget the physics of holding the door.

    With a wide, short door you have to hang it on the short side, and less space for hinges, which leads to large forces on the hinges.

    A wide, tall door allows you to use more hinges, spread out, along a longer side and smaller forces on each hinge.

    This makes even more sense with doors made with heavy materials, such as various metals. A heavy door needs more hinges, and a tall door has room for more hinges.