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We blasted mobile homes with hurricane‑force winds to test how they fail – and found clues for making affordable housing safer

We blasted mobile homes with hurricane‑force winds to test how they fail – and found clues for making affordable housing safer
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It’s 9:15 in the morning. The wind is roaring at 110 miles per hour (177 kph); the sound is deafening. Dust swirls through the air. We are watching a single-wide manufactured home rock back and forth, as it is pounded by turbulent wind. Then, in an instant, the screws shear off and the entire unit t

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