What is an Engineer?
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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
In Canada, you can become an engineer in 1 of 2 ways. 1) Drive a train for a living. 2) Go to University for 4 years to get an Engineering degree! The 2 are very different. I suppose your University/College system works very similar. There are many types of engineers such as Civil (plan city services, roads), Mechanical (I am one of these, we design any type of mechanical components used for any purpose such as designing and specifing the 'hard' components that make up our trucks or the tools that make the parts), Electrical (You guessed it, electricity, and electronics like the brains behind the Superchips), Structural (bring life to buildings by designing the support structures as well as bridges), Etc.
I belong to SAE or Society of Automotive Engineers, there are many organizations for the sharing and disseminating of information.
Hope this helped
Bruce
I belong to SAE or Society of Automotive Engineers, there are many organizations for the sharing and disseminating of information.
Hope this helped
Bruce
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I think you have to go to school to learn the proper time to pull the cord for the train's whistle...Toot Toot. And of course theres the proper alignment of that nifty hat.
I could be wrong, this is just a guess
Mike J.
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I could be wrong, this is just a guess
Mike J.
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2000Silverbullet,
Well, a few years ago I couldn't spell Enjinere and now I are one .......
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Well, a few years ago I couldn't spell Enjinere and now I are one .......
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I'm just wondering if I don't know what one is. (I have an Mechnical Engineering Degree, I'm a member of SAE and ASME, Order of the Engineer, and work as an engineer) I just wonder what it is that makes a person an engineer?
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Oh, I think I get it. A more philosophical question? I am a structural engineer with a P.E. license (passed the test and as a reward can be held legally liable for anything with my stamp on it). I think what makes a person an engineer is a really warped mind. The more twisted and analytical, the better. Who else would spend hours trying to fix an old toaster or radio, when you can get a new one for a half hours pay? Here's a test: If someone comes to you and says "Bet you can't figure this out..." and you jump on it like Oprah on a honey ham, you're either an engineer or should be one.
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From: the moral high ground
What is an engineer?
Three men are being executed by guilotine, a priest, a drunk and an engineer. The priest is first and they ask him,
"Face up or face down?"
The priest says, "I want to see where I'm going for eternity, face up!".
They put him in face up and release the blade.
Miraculously, the blade stops inches from his throat. The executioners take this as a sign from God and the priest is released.
Next the drunk is asked face up or down. The drunk says it worked for the priest so why not? Once again the blade stops inches from his throat and the drunk is freed.
Then the engineer goes for the face up proceedure. He is placed in the contraption and moments before the blade is relesed he yells out,
"Oh wait, I see what your problem is!"
Three men are being executed by guilotine, a priest, a drunk and an engineer. The priest is first and they ask him,
"Face up or face down?"
The priest says, "I want to see where I'm going for eternity, face up!".
They put him in face up and release the blade.
Miraculously, the blade stops inches from his throat. The executioners take this as a sign from God and the priest is released.
Next the drunk is asked face up or down. The drunk says it worked for the priest so why not? Once again the blade stops inches from his throat and the drunk is freed.
Then the engineer goes for the face up proceedure. He is placed in the contraption and moments before the blade is relesed he yells out,
"Oh wait, I see what your problem is!"
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A civil engineer told me this one:
A mechanical engineer, electrical engineer and civil engineer were having beers after work. They began to debate what kid of engineer God is.
As proof God was a mechanical engineer, the ME pointed out the human hand. "The delicate mechanics are proof that God is a mechanical engineer", He claimed.
The electrical engineer claimed that God is an EE, based on the beauty and intricacies of the electrical system that comprises the human brain.
The Civil Engineer was able to top them both. He said, "I can prove God was a Civil Engineer. My example is the human crotch. Who else but a Civil Engineer would put the sewage disposal system right next to the primary recreation area?"
A mechanical engineer, electrical engineer and civil engineer were having beers after work. They began to debate what kid of engineer God is.
As proof God was a mechanical engineer, the ME pointed out the human hand. "The delicate mechanics are proof that God is a mechanical engineer", He claimed.
The electrical engineer claimed that God is an EE, based on the beauty and intricacies of the electrical system that comprises the human brain.
The Civil Engineer was able to top them both. He said, "I can prove God was a Civil Engineer. My example is the human crotch. Who else but a Civil Engineer would put the sewage disposal system right next to the primary recreation area?"
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From: Central Florida
YOU MAY BE AN ENGINEER
If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner
If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie
If you want an 8X CDROM for Christmas
If Dilbert is your hero
If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE
If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes
If your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the
decimal point in the right place
If you look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys
If you use a CAD package to design your son's Pine Wood Derby car
If you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts
If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one
to find the burnt-out bulb in the string
If you window shop at Radio Shack
If your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the
latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies
If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area
If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a
test that actually takes five minutes to run
If you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is
If you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven
If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush
If you own "Official Star Trek" anything
If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts
If you have never backed-up your hard drive
If you are aware that computers are actually only good for playing
games, but are afraid to say it out loud
If you truly believe aliens are living among us
If you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance
If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions
If you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it
If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind
If you own a set of itty-bitty screw drivers, but you don't remember where they are
If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires
If you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal
If you have more toys than your kids
If your I.Q. number is bigger than your weight
If the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush up to the front to fix it
If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary
If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel and have seen most of the shows already
If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what
If you know how to take the cover off of your computer, and what size screw driver to use
If you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting
If people groan at the party when you pick out the music
If your checkbook always balances
If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life
If you spend more on your home computer than your car
If you know what http:/ stands for
If you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your garage
If your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory
If your lap-top computer costs more than your car
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If your spouse sends you an e-mail instead of calling you to dinner
If you can quote scenes from any Monty Python movie
If you want an 8X CDROM for Christmas
If Dilbert is your hero
If you stare at an orange juice container because it says CONCENTRATE
If you can name 6 Star Trek episodes
If your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the
decimal point in the right place
If you look forward to Christmas only to put together the kids' toys
If you use a CAD package to design your son's Pine Wood Derby car
If you have used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts
If, at Christmas, it goes without saying that you will be the one
to find the burnt-out bulb in the string
If you window shop at Radio Shack
If your ideal evening consists of fast-forwarding through the
latest sci-fi movie looking for technical inaccuracies
If you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area
If you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a
test that actually takes five minutes to run
If you don't even know where the cover to your personal computer is
If you have modified your can-opener to be microprocessor driven
If you know the direction the water swirls when you flush
If you own "Official Star Trek" anything
If you own one or more white short-sleeve dress shirts
If you have never backed-up your hard drive
If you are aware that computers are actually only good for playing
games, but are afraid to say it out loud
If you truly believe aliens are living among us
If you have ever saved the power cord from a broken appliance
If the salespeople at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions
If you still own a slide rule and you know how to work it
If the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind
If you own a set of itty-bitty screw drivers, but you don't remember where they are
If you rotate your screen savers more frequently than your automobile tires
If you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal
If you have more toys than your kids
If your I.Q. number is bigger than your weight
If the microphone or visual aids at a meeting don't work and you rush up to the front to fix it
If you can remember 7 computer passwords but not your anniversary
If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel and have seen most of the shows already
If you have ever owned a calculator with no equal key and know what
If you know how to take the cover off of your computer, and what size screw driver to use
If you can type 70 words a minute but can't read your own handwriting
If people groan at the party when you pick out the music
If your checkbook always balances
If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life
If you spend more on your home computer than your car
If you know what http:/ stands for
If you have a neatly sorted collection of old bolts and nuts in your garage
If your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric absorption theory
If your lap-top computer costs more than your car
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Everyone is a Engineer!!!!,( of some sort at home & with family) Just go put your Toy Lionel Train Set together & go TOOT-TOOT!!!!!!!Don`t forget the head Engineer`s Hat too!!!!!...Lariat#1
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From: walled lake, mi. usa.
oh... so all you guys have engineering positions at ford motor co. that explains it...............ha ha ha
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