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Once an engineer, always an engineer.
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Expert Tips for Making a Wooden Puzzle Box & Working with Polymer Clay
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The question is,, any of you actually makes something useful with all you know?
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I: Fireplace Inserts for 1940's Colonial
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What is a Deci-Hour? Answers Needed
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Magnet Valves: What Are They and How Do They Work?
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A book to spark the imagination?
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Strange or unbelieveable things that happen
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Christmas lights + electrican engineer with too much time on his hands?
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Design: Classroom of the Future
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How to Find a Manufacturer for Custom 24V DC Gear Motor Assemblies?
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Understanding Metric Engineering: Demystifying the Concept of Modifying Metrics
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Is a Cheap Pseudo-3D Display with Head Movement Possible?
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Favorite Science Course: Mechanics of Solids
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Anti-gravity - is it far from us?
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Simple Hashing Function for City Coordinates
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Take Engineering Statics Online: Is it Worth It?
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Advanced Math for Engineers: Complex Var & Diff Eqns
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Lessons Learned from Katrina: How Can Engineers Apply Them for the Future?
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Cantilever Cable: PhD Student Researching Deformation Out-of-Plane
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The Differences Between Physicists and Engineers
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Microwave engine claiming free energy
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Welcome Back! Making Progress on a Powerful Engine
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Is metalworking in college a physically demanding task?
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Is Advanced Calculus Essential for Aspiring Engineers?
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Where to buy a sheet of titanium about 2mm thick
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Retire on the Moon: Build an Anormous Senior Citizens Retirment Centre
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OMG I have an inverview in 3 hours help
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Is My Dad Right? A Look at the Impact of Leaving Lights On
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Discover the Science of Sound Wave Cancellation | From Physics Forums
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Which Statics Book Do You Recommend for Reference?
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Ultra Caps Now Available at Digikey - Check Out What's New!
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Good vs Bad Design: Understand the Difference
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The motivation just isnt there anymore
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Impact of solids vs non-solids.
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The most efficient means of travel
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Revalidation to practice engineering in the USA
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Owning a Single Prop Airplane: Costs & Fuel Info
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Discover the Possibility of Developing Perpetual Machines | Tips from Experts
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Create Garage Door Remote w/ Scanner Tech
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Rebuild New Orleans for the future
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High Voltage Experimentation: Safety Concerns and Potential Benefits
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Which Engineering Field Should I Choose?
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Noise on Passenger Jets: Surprising to Sleep-Seeking Flyers
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Talking robots - what's the latest?
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Hi friends about metallurgical & materials engineering
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Most Powerful Lasers: Where to Find Them?
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How Do You Calculate the Rate of Change of Wave Frequency with Water Depth?
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Front Landing Gear Grinds Off - Everyone Safe
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Another Me Update - Life as a Graduate Engineer
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Computer Engineer: Jobs, Branches & Careers
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Boosting Gun Efficiency: Exploring High-Velocity Bullets
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Disaster Recovery Infrastructure
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Engineers and engineering students: what did you get on ACT
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Is Engineering the Right Career Choice for Me at Texas Tech?
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Securing PVC Pipe Cap: A Challenge
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Calculations for floatation of a pontoon
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Calculate Amperage for DIY Home Project
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Digital System Design Course - Lab Info & Reviews
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Pilgrim Nuts - Largest Nuts Ever Made
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Efficient Tire Inflation Techniques for Beginners
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Is Engineering a Homophobic Profession for Queer Engineers?
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Why Not Use Empirical Adjustments for Solar Death Rays?
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Need to know the name of this engineering company
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Brain-Teasing Puzzle for Engineering Majors
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Finding Max Load for Cantilever Beam of AlN
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Parachutes in commercial aircraft.
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Is the choice of engineering stable enough?
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Airliner crashes due to decompression failure ?
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What is Your Secret Dream for the Future?
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Output Equation: y(x)=Input+Initial Data Response
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Are engineering assignments really so wrong?
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What are the top engineering schools in the Northeast for undergraduate studies?
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What Engineering to study - The OT Part
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What Is This Object on the Titan Rocket?
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Anyone know where I can get a free FE practice exam?
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What is the Age Range of Scientists in the Nuclear Engineering Field?
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How Did an Attempt to Fix a Dripping Tap Turn into a Fiery Disaster?
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Programming Nokia 6230 for Bluetooth Commands
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Is Majoring in Biomedical Engineering the Best Path for a Career in the Field?
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Why is it important for bicyclists to ride on the right side of the lane?
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Airline industry and the future of oil
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Will We Ever Send Self-Replicating Probes into Space?
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Design the Perfect Starship: What Would It Look Like?
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Question about barbell weight distribution
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Projectile, Laser, Plasma: Weapons of the Future?
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Top 5 DSP Courses for MS in Computer Engineering: Guide and Tips
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Can Airport Scanners Store Passport Photos for Later Retracing of Individuals?
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Understanding AM/FM Radio Stations
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Project a 3-D traingle at a square grid onto a scrunched-up paper
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What Can Be Created from an eBay Purchase?
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WTC Metal Fatigue. How Did Building 7 Fall?
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Need Electrical Help After Storm - Advice Needed
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Questions About Shifting & Ignition Keys
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Lock Picking Device Used in "Gone in 60 Seconds
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Buying either a stick electrode arc welder
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