Let’s go get this gingerbread

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Engineering students watch as an earthquake-simulating shake table attempts to destroy their gingerbread creations during the annual gingerbread house competition in the basement of Snell Engineering on Dec. 6, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Engineering students watch as an earthquake simulator attempts to destroy their gingerbread houses on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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