Fascinating new #BuildingDesign to make them more #earthquake-proof.

Watch the video:

https://swiss.social/@evelynefoerster/112455008686190245

Eve :verified:

2024-05-17 06:27:36

#knowledge #wissen #wissenschaft #science
Controlled failure: The building designed to limit catastrophe 🤓
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01384-y

Controlled failure: The building designed to limit catastrophe

New design - inspired by lizard tails - could save lives by isolating collapsing sections of damaged buildings

^{Fox, Dan}

Two giant blobs lurk deep within the Earth, but why?

From @popsci "Some scientists believe they could be responsible for plate tectonics."

https://flip.it/ZswokA

#Earth #Earthquake #Volcano #Science

Two giant blobs lurk deep within the Earth, but why? | Popular Science

^{Laura Baisas (Popular Science)}

Optimists: The glass is half full

Pessimists: The glass is half empty

Taiwanese: The water in this glass is shaking!

#taiwan #earthquake