It was only a week or so ago that I learned that a major failure mode of most houses in Florida during Hurricane season used to be the roofs ripping off. The ti

It was only a week or so ago that I learned that a major failure mode of most houses in Florida during Hurricane season used to be the roofs ripping off. The tie plates and straps that were invented to solve that problem created the McMansion as a side effect.[1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oIeLGkSCMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oIeLGkSCMA