Author Topic: Interesting fact of the week from an Architectural Engineer! (Read 1543 times)

OOZ662 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:05:58 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Hobby, of sorts. For some odd reason, the Titanic has always held a fascination for me.

On the anniverary of the Titanic, all the CVs should turn into Titanics with ultra-uber guns everywhere and a hole in the bow where the planes lift from.

/hijack

Toad · « **Reply #31 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:06:13 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Just because you have the word "Engineer" in your title, doesn't mean you know your bellybutton from a hole in the ground.

You should get that cut into a brass plaque and hang it in your office for reflection.

Octavius · « **Reply #32 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:09:37 PM »

^ ahhh hahahahaha

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:14:52 PM »

It really wasn't that funny oct. I had a running bet with myself as to who would be the first to say it.

But the thing is I will know my bellybutton from a hole in the ground. Not only because I'm the smartest person on this board, nor one of the hardest working, but because I will be graduating from Penn State.

SuperDud · « **Reply #34 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:18:04 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Hobby, of sorts. For some odd reason, the Titanic has always held a fascination for me.

Skuz, I'm sure you already know. But this Sun. on discovery ch. they have a new series were they claim they found some amazing new eveidence about what happened.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #35 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:28:48 PM »

The 'amazing' new evidence is about how the hull separated (below the water line) from the bottom of the ship, which is now believed what caused it to sink in as little as 5 minutes, versus the original thought of 20 minutes for it to sink.

The ship broke into 3 pieces. When they found the wreckage, they had assumed the missing section had been obliterated, but it was discovered some 900m from the original site, in tact.

As the aft section was rising due to the fore section sinking, the stress caused the ship to break, the lower hull section did not break, but instead it tore apart from the fore and aft section on either side of the break and dropped away from the ship.
This allowed a massive amount of water to enter, rather unimpeded, and sink the reamaining aft section very quickly.

But thank you for the heads-up SuperDud.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #36 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:36:54 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Hardly Funked, every building you see around you is designed by an Architectural Engineer.

....and therein lies the problem.

Karaya

Octavius · « **Reply #37 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:38:41 PM »

See Rule #4

Bruno · « **Reply #38 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:41:51 PM »

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Just because you have the word "Engineer" in your title, doesn't mean you know your bellybutton from a hole in the ground.

Kind of like you claiming to be one, eh?

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:54:43 PM »

I only ever claimed to know what I do know. I never said I know more then I do.

NattyIced · « **Reply #40 on:** February 22, 2006, 07:10:21 PM »

See Rule #4

Toad · « **Reply #41 on:** February 22, 2006, 07:26:53 PM »

Ah, he's young. Everybody is "full of themselves" until real life rounds the corners on the square.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #42 on:** February 22, 2006, 07:57:51 PM »

I thought it was OK to be cocky if you really are that good. Am I wrong?

Octavius · « **Reply #43 on:** February 22, 2006, 08:12:24 PM »

I do physics. WTF is so special about crunching numbers and deriving a few equations? Not ****in much, less you're buying ferarris with grant money. You arent special. Should I flood this board with my sheltered and ignorant posts? Should I make threads with redundant information I learned in lecture today, that any retard watching the history channel can learn? just asking.

or is this right reserved for those with mommy and daddy paying their way?

Rolex · « **Reply #44 on:** February 22, 2006, 08:12:56 PM »

You know, laisersailor, I don't think anyone here wishes you ill will. I'm not picking on you and encourage you to study hard and be enthusiastic about what you're doing. You're maybe in your 2nd year?

Here comes the 'but' part: It's amazing how small the world is. You simply never know when someone you've run across will pop up again in business or in your professional life. It doesn't really make that much difference what school you're going to. There are plenty of universities with quality engineering departments.

Calling yourself an engineer, as you did in another thread, and saying that being still a student is a 'minor detail' speaks volumes about attention to detail. I hope you'll pay attention to details, because it's pretty darn important in engineering. It's also important to your credibility. I noticed that you don't ask questions or tailor your language since there may be other answers or possiblities unknown to you. Everything is a declarative statement. I find that unusual for a student, but maybe I'm old fashioned.

As Toad wisely said, real life is going to round some corners.

So, good luck with your studies.