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[-] gegil@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago

Everyone can build a tower which stands. Only engineer can build a tower which barely stays.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is what the engineers claim, and then they tack on a 50% margin of error they don't bother to explain because the business major ghouls would make them remove it if they knew.

[-] Grumpy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

And then builders remove a third to save money. Resulting with just barely standing building.

[-] paranoia@feddit.dk 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Both material factors and load factors are very well explained and grounded, they are not arbitrary. The problem is that they are too technical to explain to a non-engineer.

[-] paranoia@feddit.dk 1 points 1 month ago

Hugely disagree. Most people can't build a tower which stands at all. In fact if they managed, I would say it's much more "barely standing" than the engineer's.

[-] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Who said the tower has to be taller than a wood plank?

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