Thread: New toy for the garage

Originally Posted by slickwill

I can't count how many times my dad has said, "you can tell that the engineer that designed this hasn't acutally worked on it."

I used to say that more than I do nowadays.

There are so many comprimises in any design, you might not know what the engineer had to work with to solve the problem.

Originally Posted by luvtolean

I used to say that more than I do nowadays.

There are so many comprimises in any design, you might not know what the engineer had to work with to solve the problem.

Oh I know, FWIW my best friend and college roommate is an ME. But being mechanical, as I know you are, you know there are a lot of bolts or fasteners out there that just aren't accessible. I cussed them all the time on my sportbike but I'm aware that adding room would've meant the bike has to be bigger, or weigh more, or...

But hey, since I changed my mind from engineering to medical school I can cuss the engineer who decided where to put the appendix, or ovaries. However, I generally just ask for his help rather than cussing his work.