Entropy

[not_an_elf]

Dig a hole
Cut out the clay
refine it
work it over
mix it
pug it
put it in a mould
dry it
fire it
transport it
build a house with it
knock the house over/renovate
transport it
crush it
line a driveway with it......

Amazing....
So much energy to produce a thing, only to destroy it, when for a very minor (probably equivalent to crushing) expenditure of energy, the thing can be put back to work.

knock the house over/renovate
transport it
clean it
build a house with it

Entropy is a bitch. I vote not to play into it.