Reference for Bava Metzia 232:3

אי הכי רישא אמאי חולקין נחזי אי בחבטא נפיל עלייתא איתבור אי בחבסא נפיל תתייתא איתבור

WE ALSO SEE WHICH STONES [I.E., BRICKS] ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., if the lower part of the house received a shock like that of a battering ram, it may be assumed that the broken stones are of that portion. If, on the other hand, the shock was evenly distributed, as that of a hurricane, it is most probable that the broken stones are of the upper storey, since they had a greater distance to fall. ');">³</span>

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