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StevenWatermanyesterday at 5:27 PM2 repliesview on HN

Safety factors exist because without them, bridges fall down


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pklausleryesterday at 5:49 PM

The free market ensures that bridges stay up, because the bridge-makers don't want to get sued by people who have died in bridge collapses.

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irishcoffeeyesterday at 5:42 PM

That isn't how safety factors work... The person you're responding to is correct. I encourage you to look it up!

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