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		wiml on May 31, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The most expensive number in engineering Also helps when management decides to defer maintenance for a decade or two and someone drives a truck over it that's just a bit over the weight limit what could it hurt?

whatshisface on May 31, 2021 [–]

Perhaps implicit institutional knowledge of large safety factors is why management feels safe deferring maintenance.

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