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Originally Posted by fatoni
everything is going to flex some but that doesnt mean they want it to. my point is that it isnt something they want but since it exists with in the world they work in they are forced to deal with it. you can bet that if someone could build a product with less flex and more durability they would. its like saying that race tires are designed not to last long. just because they dont last long doesnt mean that people dont want them to
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For some things, that's true, but not for the example you quoted. They could have made that ship very rigid, they just learned with early steel ships that it's a really really bad idea... 
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