Henry Petroski - Failures are much more dramatic than successes, and people like drama. I think this...

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Failures are much more dramatic than successes, and people like drama. I think this is why automobile races draw such crowds. People expect spectacular crashes, which we tend to find more interesting than cars just racing around the track. The same is true of bridges, buildings, or any structure or machine.

Henry Petroski

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Misserfolge sind viel dramatischer als Erfolge, und die Leute mögen Dramen. Ich denke, das ist der Grund, warum Autorennen so viele Menschen anziehen. Die Leute erwarten spektakuläre Stürze, die wir interessanter finden als Autos, die nur auf der Strecke herumfahren. Gleiches gilt für Brücken, Gebäude oder jede Struktur oder Maschine.

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