CEAC-2020-08-August

Boiler Room Annex
Engineers and Light Bulbs
Source: engineerchic.me
Q: How many first-year engineering students does it take to
change a light bulb?
A: None — that’s a second-year subject.
Q: How many second-year engineering students does it take
to change a light bulb?
A: One, but the rest of the class copies the report.
Q: How many third-year engineering students does it take to
change a light bulb?
A: “Will this question be on the final exam??”
Q: How many civil engineers does it take to change a light
bulb?
A: Two — one to do it and one to steady the chandelier.
Q: How many electrical engineers does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: None — they simply redefine darkness as the industry
standard.
Solution:
A F R O E L M C A B A M M O
B L U R T P E E L G O B I F L I E R
C O M E R E T N A H E R R R I N S E
S O B I R E S Y N O D R O E E O S
R A G E S A M I S S S T E R N
A D V T A L T E L S E
A R A B P I T O N S E R V O L E E R
F A N T A D T A I L Y E
T I N C T A T O M R U N T S A L E M
D E H O R N R A D I I A R M I E S
I I I N O V A I M
P A V L O V J O N A H I D L E R S
H E X E S A G A R L U G S E D E M A
A S L G Y P G E L D U G
T O E D F U M E S W H E E L T O G O
K N E E T E E S I G H
B E R Y L A R A B S R H Y M E
O A R L T M D E R B Y F A O A L B
K Y O T O O D D S E R M A S A L V E
R E S I N L I E S D I S C T R A I L
A D E N L S D A G E C Y S T
Q: How many computer engineers does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: “Why bother? The socket will be obsolete in six months,
anyway.”
Q: How many nuclear engineers does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: Seven. One to install the new bulb and six to figure out
what to do with the old
one for the next 10,000 years.
Brains Over Brawn
Source: www.grahamnasby.com
A big buffoon, sick of working at McDonald’s for what had
seemed an eternity, decided to get a job working as a laborer
at a construction site. Being overconfident, he soon began
to brag to the other workers about all sorts of things he
could do. One day, he bragged that he could outdo anyone
in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun
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of the wiry engineer on the site. After several minutes, the
engineer had had enough.
“Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is?” said
the engineer. “I will bet a week’s wages that I can haul something
in a wheelbarrow over to that outbuilding
that you won’t be able to wheel back.”
“You’re on, little guy!” the braggart replied. “Let’s see what
you got.”
The engineer reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by
the handles. Then, nodding to the young man, he said, “All
right: Get in.”
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