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Joseph Meehan

wrote:
Have you ever noticed how houses are built? They use small nails and
screws to hold the wood pieces together. It's no wonder houses are so
easily destroyed in tornados and hurricanes.

This one sure has the smell of a troll.

In any case very few homes or any kind of buildings are going to
withstand a tornado. It better be totally underground.

As for standard construction, most of the strength of a home is really
from gravity of the parts sitting on each other. The fasteners just keep
the parts aligned so the weight is transferred down the the foundation.

--
Joseph Meehan

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