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Notes, breakdowns, and takeaways inspired by "Well There's Your Problem" podcast episodes.
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Podcast Notes & WTYPOCT 14, 2024
The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse: When a 2-Minute Drawing Revision Killed 114 People
On July 17, 1981, two suspended walkways inside the Hyatt Regency hotel collapsed during a dance contest. This postmortem examines how casual hand-offs and unverified shop drawings turned an elegant architectural feature into a catastrophic guillotine.
Podcast Notes & WTYPDEC 12, 2024
The FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse: Accelerated Construction Meets Wilful Blindness
On March 15, 2018, a 174-foot concrete pedestrian bridge spanning an eight-lane highway at Florida International University suddenly collapsed, crushing cars stopped at a red light. This postmortem deconstructs the fatal convergence of bad math, accelerated construction hype, and criminal disregard for 40-inch shear cracks.