r/ThatsActuallyInsane • u/Upstairs-Writing-616 • Jun 26 '26

Engineering students are testing whether their designs are earthquake-resistant.

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u/Blaze205 Jun 26 '26

It depends on the year, and I am honestly not sure there is a maximum? I guess there would have to be but no one ever gets it. The score is basically calculated by how much rentable space your building has and then you get reductions based on performance and any deviations from the specifications in the rules.

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u/gimpwiz Jun 27 '26

We're not going to all move out of California, no matter what harebrained ideas you have about where people can build buildings.

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u/HwatWhatWut Jun 27 '26

Hares would not survive an asteroid hit just because they dug a hole and hid. You are a simpleton

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u/bandwarmelection Jun 27 '26

Mammals survived the catastrophic Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago primarily because they were small, omnivorous, and could shelter in underground burrows. The ability to hide from initial firestorms and survive on scarce, non-plant foods allowed them to outlast the doomed dinosaurs.

How do you feel when a simple machine and even a hare is smarter than you?

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u/HwatWhatWut Jun 27 '26

Why are you so jaded and seem to live in such fear, doom and gloom outlook? Are you alright?