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Re:Repairs of leaning San Francisco skyscraper on hold by beerandt on Saturday August 28, 2021 @12:57PM (#28339522)
Engineering is about economically designing things that fail in a predictable manor.

Too many people think it's about "strongest" or "best" or "creative" or "durable" designs. Nope. Sometimes that's true, but it's always about controlling your failure modes.

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Re:Repairs of leaning San Francisco skyscraper on hold by mcguire on Saturday August 28, 2021 @03:09PM (#28340597)
Modern car design.

Cars are designed to absorb energy during a major impact. They do this by folding in places that preserve the integrity of the passenger compartment. As a result, minor impacts result in the total loss of the vehicle.

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Re:Repairs of leaning San Francisco skyscraper on hold by Someone on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:33PM (#28341703)
…while before, minor impacts often killed the occupants.
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