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C26Pinelake · 09-22-2016, 09:38 PM

Engineers, the most laughed at profession in society. If it wasn't for engineers, shoe slesmen would have been first. My friend just about married an engineer but she sobered up in time to avoid the embarrassment. wayne.

RUNNERBUN · 09-22-2016, 09:54 PM

Had a next door neighbour once who was a highly qualified electrical design engineer who worked for a very large electricity corporation. He was attempting to repair his lawn mower. Worked on it all weekend and then went to buy a new one on Monday because he didn't know how to put it back together. He came over to ask me "how do you remove the Spark Plug?"
All this talk about Slide Rules, Scientific Calculators and Computers, I do'nt understand. I still use one of these.

Dodge · 09-23-2016, 12:08 AM

The last time I pulled my slide rule out of my drawer and tried to slide it, it was stuck
from the wood swelling....

Synchro909 · 09-23-2016, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Art Bjornestad

Does anyone (EE's) have a copy of the story about smoke in wires?

There's that story and the one about "dark suckers" - light globes don't emit light, they suck in dark.
Some people have too much time on their hands.

C26Pinelake · 09-23-2016, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RUNNERBUN

Had a next door neighbour once who was a highly qualified electrical design engineer who worked for a very large electricity corporation. He was attempting to repair his lawn mower. Worked on it all weekend and then went to buy a new one on Monday because he didn't know how to put it back together. He came over to ask me "how do you remove the Spark Plug?"
All this talk about Slide Rules, Scientific Calculators and Computers, I do'nt understand. I still use one of these.

Part of their degree should contain courses in common sense and sound judgment. Wayne. .

txkhog · 09-23-2016, 08:54 AM

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Back in the day I could draw all morning and erase all afternoon and still have something left on my drawing.

Now I draw all day and forget to save before shutting down or the power goes out and have nothing on my drawings

Now that's progress

Y-Blockhead · 09-23-2016, 03:02 PM

Thinking of a slide rule reminded me that a couple of weeks ago a co-worker asked me if I knew how to use vernier calipers. I told him I thought I could remember but as soon as he handed them to me I knew I was in trouble.

I found that I could not even see well enough see the vernier much less read it.

09-22-2016, 09:38 PM	#61
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Dodge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sonoma, CA. Posts: 1,497	Re: 10 jokes only engineers will understand The last time I pulled my slide rule out of my drawer and tried to slide it, it was stuck from the wood swelling....

09-23-2016, 08:54 AM	#66
txkhog Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Texarkana, TX Posts: 61	Re: 10 jokes only engineers will understand Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Back in the day I could draw all morning and erase all afternoon and still have something left on my drawing. Now I draw all day and forget to save before shutting down or the power goes out and have nothing on my drawings Now that's progress

09-23-2016, 03:02 PM	#67
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,849	Re: 10 jokes only engineers will understand Thinking of a slide rule reminded me that a couple of weeks ago a co-worker asked me if I knew how to use vernier calipers. I told him I thought I could remember but as soon as he handed them to me I knew I was in trouble. I found that I could not even see well enough see the vernier much less read it. Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 09-24-2016 at 01:42 AM.