When Engineering Nerds Play Video Games

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When Engineering Nerds Play Video Games

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Behold! The intersection of gaming and civil engineering that nobody asked for! Some eagle-eyed player spotted that Cyberpunk 2077's virtual streets contain a critical infrastructure error - they've used a DIN B125 manhole cover (rated for pedestrian areas) on a roadway that clearly needs the beefier Begu D400 model! The sheer AUDACITY of virtual civil engineering malpractice! This is what happens when game developers skip Municipal Infrastructure 101. Next thing you know, the virtual city's sewers will back up and we'll need a downloadable content pack just to fix the digital plumbing. Standards exist even in dystopian futures, people!

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