{"id":74485,"date":"2022-10-26T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=74485"},"modified":"2022-10-25T10:08:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:08:24","slug":"four-myths-about-construction-debunked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/10\/26\/four-myths-about-construction-debunked\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Myths About Construction Debunked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22W5tRWbUVI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Jun 2022<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s set the record straight for a few construction misconceptions!<\/p>\n<p>Errata: The shot at 4:16 is of the Greek <em>Acropolis<\/em> (not a Roman structure).<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 6 years of reading emails and comments from people who watch Practical Engineering, I know that parts of heavy construction are consistently misunderstood. 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