> OK, I rephrase: *I* wouldn't presume to know about structural engineering. 
> ;-)

But, like with a lot of subjects, most people think they know the basics. 
Like if I told you that your new server room could only take 3 servers 
otherwise the floor would break, you would probably suggest that I made the 
floor stronger... If I then said this was not possible due to X, you (ok, 
not you personally) would either let it go or get angry and tell me to make 
the floor stronger as it *must* be possible.  You might then start to look 
at the details yourself and see if some beam could be made larger, you might 
even demand that I put in this bigger beam instead.

Then when the walls below collapse due to increased weight of the servers 
and the bigger beams you'll blame me :-)

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