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Investigating a Building Collapse by Studying Clues From One Still Standing An expert called upon after the 9/11 attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing is now examining the Champlain Towers North in Surfside, Fla., to discover why its sister building collapsed. Allyn Kilsheimer, right, reviewed the floor structure of the pool area at Champlain Towers North on Friday.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York Times July 9, 2021 SURFSIDE, Fla. — Pavers around the Champlain Towers North swimming pool have been yanked up and drywall removed from a few condo hallways and closets. Workers are going a...

Packaging for the Asciiware Sphere 360 PlayStation controller (photo courtesy of Hock Wah Yeo) When Hock Wah Yeo was hired by the game publisher Velocity, the head of the company gave him an unusual order: “Scare me.” 1     Let’s say you go to the store and buy a video game. What does it look like? Chances are, it comes in a plastic box, roughly the size of a DVD case, and there’s a logo on the top that tells you what platform it’s for — Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo. It’s easy to understand, and it’s easy to fit on shelves. Retailers like it. The platform owners like it. This...