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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by buckbova on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @04:01PM (#8725712)
> engineering is, after all, the science of achieving the stated objectives with the least resources

With a factor of safety at 2+.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_of_safety#Choosing_desi...

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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by tomsaffell on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @10:35AM (#8729665)
Absolutely. Though i would consider the factor of safety to be one if the stated objectives too.
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