SHAKETABLE
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Three earthquakes, each stronger than the last and each shaking at a
different speed. Between them you get a stress map and a few steel braces.
Every building has a speed of its own — its period. Ground that shakes
near that speed is the dangerous kind, so a tall flexible tower and a short
stiff block fear completely different earthquakes. The dots show which of the
three waves is tuned to hurt each one.