Here's my email...
Kevin,
I don't know if you're a member on my site or not, but someone asked whether or not this analogy is accurate, and I thought you were the best qualified (and most likely to take the time) to answer that question.
http://www.yourbbsucks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14235
If you don't have the time, that's ok to.
Thanks,
Jon
Here's what Kevin said...
Jon,
As a Chemist and laboratory manager, I'm fully qualified to assess any Jenga analogies that come my way.
But seriously, I do get Adri's point and it is not without merit in my opinion. His means that, like the Twin Towers, a Jenga tower is an interconnected structural network that redirects forces when segments are lost. That is why the Engineering News-Record bragged about the towers back in the sixties, saying "one could cut away all the columns on one side of the building, and partway from the adjoining sides, and the building could still withstand design live loads and winds of 100 mph from any direction."
BTW - Adri asked me to interview with him for an upcoming segment. Sounds like he asked Barrett too, among others.
Take care - Kevin