About 10 percent of the produce can be removed before it crashes down
Grocery store stacks of oranges, apples and other types of fruit can come tumbling down once about 10 percent of the produce is removed, computer simulations suggest.</p>
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Grocery store stacks of oranges, apples and other types of fruit can come tumbling down once about 10 percent of the produce is removed, computer simulations suggest.
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