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The 6 cent capacitor is more durable and can absorb an error like that without the product failing.

Like they say that anyone can overbuild a bridge but only an engineer can make it barely stand up. A lot of that cost cutting is useful but it tends to go too far.




Same point: anyone can build a submarine that gets to the Titanic.


Yeah. Anyone can get to the bottom of the ocean. Getting back up alive involves more skill.


>Like they say that anyone can overbuild a bridge but only an engineer can make it barely stand up

The majority of biggest suspension bridges if I remember correctly are barely standing up. They use above 80% of the cables carrying capacity for themselves.




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