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FYI: In the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin asks his dad how engineers determine the weight limit on bridges. The dad answers that they do this by driving heavier and heavier trucks over the bridge until it breaks, then rebuild the bridge after discovering what it took to break it. Regards, Ted http://www.fa-mag.com/news/it-s-smart-to-worry-about-the-risks-etfs-pose-33118.html?print
