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===Problem #2 - The myth of men drowning in concrete===
===Problem #2 - The myth of men drowning in concrete===


From an engineering perspective, this story is so implausible it is funny.  But that is the lengths that people will go to because of [[Cognitive dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].
From an engineering perspective, this story is so implausible it is funny.  But that is the lengths that people will go to because of [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]].


This is a story that is also told of the Hoover Dam. The workers were entombed in concrete but the pour couldn't be stopped and they were left dead in the concrete.
This is a story that is also told of the Hoover Dam. The workers were entombed in concrete but the pour couldn't be stopped and they were left dead in the concrete.