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russ_watters reacted to CrysPhys's post in the thread Uncertainty in pursuing Engineering with
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At least this is a good start; i.e., you're motivated to major in EE by a specific, personal, concrete experience rather than by a... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Engineering Disasters.They were threaded rods and the contractor didn't want to take the time to thread the nuts up 15 feet of rod. That's why they asked for...
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I'll vote for the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in KC, 1981. It killed 114 people and injured 216. Maybe not the worst disaster, but...
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Sorry, I don't have great study advice. But, these basic math subjects (Trig, Calculus) aren't just hurdles to overcome to get an EE...
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russ_watters reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread NTSB report on crash of UPS Flight 2976 (MD-11F) with Like.
Hoover - Pilot Debrief Hoover Investigates AI Exploiting the UPS 2976 Tragedy! Hoover is a former fight pilot (USAF) and current...
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Oh dear. The conversation has apparently shifted away from the question of gear ratios to the matter of a failure to account for the...
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russ_watters reacted to vela's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
One time, some punk made a comment about how grammar wasn't important because we understood what he meant. My English professor friend...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Uncertainty in pursuing Engineering.Switched to EE from what? Given that you didn't take the foundational math courses in year 1, and if you fail calc 1 you'll be a year...
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Spent fuel is not as big a problem as you might think. The vast majority of nuclear waste, even today, is from the weapons industry...
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russ_watters replied to the thread The Nuclear Power Thread.Ugh. "Three environmental groups are suing the federal government to try to block the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in...
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russ_watters replied to the thread The Nuclear Power Thread.So far it's low hanging fruit; restarting plants that were closed/mothballed early is a heckuvalot easier than building a new plant. It...
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russ_watters reacted to pinball1970's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
I agree with you. I'm not sure when grammar finished and English composition and analysis began at school, my memory says 12/13 or so...
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russ_watters reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with
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russ_watters reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
You make a good point, I am embarrassed to say. Mentally, I was considering that a "there" vs. "their" error is a fair sign of someone...
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russ_watters reacted to Dale's post in the thread I Can a Gyroscope in a Satellite Detect Orbit? with Like.
This is what Gravity Probe B tested. On it they built the most perfect gyroscopes that we have ever produced and mounted a telescope to...