Flying Squid to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoBoats can't bend steel beams!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up11.11K
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minus-square@CosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish117•1 year agoThere is a saying in engineering. Anyone can build a bridge. It takes an engineer who can build a bridge just strong enough to let cars cross it.
minus-square@frank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish79•1 year agoOh man, as a (non structural) engineer I love the saying “Any asshole can build a bridge, but only an engineer can barely build a bridge”
minus-square@ZJBlank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•1 year agoI’ve heard it as “Anyone can build a bridge that stands, it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
minus-square@Threeme2189@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year agoRazor sharp, just like the safety factor of that bridge
minus-squareBoofStrokelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoWait till you see what the airplane and rocket guys have to do.
There is a saying in engineering.
Anyone can build a bridge.
It takes an engineer who can build a bridge just strong enough to let cars cross it.
Oh man, as a (non structural) engineer I love the saying
“Any asshole can build a bridge, but only an engineer can barely build a bridge”
I’ve heard it as “Anyone can build a bridge that stands, it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
Never heard that one. Sharp.
Razor sharp, just like the safety factor of that bridge
Wait till you see what the airplane and rocket guys have to do.