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Boiler Room Annex<br />
Engineering Litmus Test<br />
Source: members.tripod.com<br />
The word “engineer” is greatly overused. If there’s somebody<br />
in your life who you think is trying to pass as an engineer,<br />
give him or her this test to discern the truth.<br />
You walk into a room and notice that a picture is hanging<br />
crooked.<br />
You ...<br />
A. Straighten it.<br />
B. Ignore it.<br />
C. Buy a CAD system and spend the next six months designing<br />
a solar-powered, self-adjusting picture frame while often<br />
stating aloud your belief that the inventor of the nail was a<br />
total moron.<br />
(The correct answer is “C,” but partial credit can be given<br />
to anyone who writes “It depends” in the margin or simply<br />
blames the whole stupid thing on “marketing.”)<br />
OCTOBER SOLUTION<br />
Q: How many third-year engineering students does it take to<br />
change a light bulb?<br />
A: “Will this question be on the final exam??”<br />
How Many Engineers DOES It Take?<br />
Source: engineerchic.me<br />
Q: How many first-year engineering students does it take to<br />
change a light bulb?<br />
A: None — that’s a second-year subject.<br />
Q: How many second-year engineering students does it take<br />
to change a light bulb?<br />
A: One, but the rest of the class copies the report.<br />
Q: How many civil engineers does it take to change a light<br />
bulb?<br />
A: Two — one to do it and one to steady the chandelier.<br />
Q: How many electrical engineers does it take to change a<br />
light bulb?<br />
A: None — they simply redefine darkness as the industry<br />
standard.<br />
A: “Why bother? The socket will be obsolete in six months,<br />
anyway.”<br />
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