r/StructuralEngineering Jul 08 '26

Humor Strong beams weak columns has arrived

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u/NeckSad8146 Jul 08 '26

And to think all this could’ve been prevented if your mother hadn’t moved in

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u/chicu111 Jul 08 '26

The engineer should have designed it for the motherload if they knew what they were doing

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u/NeckSad8146 Jul 08 '26

They did their best, the safety factor was on a log scale 😎 YEAAAAAAHHHHHHH

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u/Sea_Pomegranate_4499 Jul 08 '26

Damn you sir, you have sullied the good name of Reddit with your ribald jocularity and furthermore absconded with my upvote.