What is the Culture Difference Between Physicists and Engineers?

[PE_prep]

I didn't see an introduction thread, so I started one.

My name is Tom and I have been an engineer since 1990. I am a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida.

Just wanted to say hi and that I look forward to reading more of the stuff here and, perhaps, lend a hand where I can.




I believe in Jesus!

 

[Cyrus]

Hi Tom,

Nice to meet you.

I'm a polyatheist - there are many gods I don't believe in!

 

[radou]

Welcome, Tom!

(The Jesus thing isn't relevant here, though. )

 

[mattmns]

Hello, welcome to PF!
I believe in Euler!

 

[Danger]

Semi-militant atheist here, but welcome anyhow.

 

[hypatia]

HI, and welcome.

 

[Moridin]

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9499/welcome38gk.gif

I am in favor of science, but welcome anyways

 

[Evo]

Welcome to PF PE_prep.

Please be sure to read the forum guidelines https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=5374

We don't allow religious discussions (just so you know to avoid starting one) and we don't allow advertising.

 

[G01]

Welcome Tom!

I look forward to seeing you around PF

 

[arunma]

I didn't see an introduction thread, so I started one.

My name is Tom and I have been an engineer since 1990. I am a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida.

Just wanted to say hi and that I look forward to reading more of the stuff here and, perhaps, lend a hand where I can.




I believe in Jesus!

Hey, a fellow Jesus freak! Yeah, I'm a churchoholic too...but be warned that I'm an anomaly among physicists.

Anyway, pleased to meet you Tom. I'm Arun. I graduated college last December (physics and math), and I'm starting grad school this summer to do a physics PhD. I'll likely be doing astrophysics, but I just might end up in condensed matter instead.

 

[radou]

I'm Arun.

Speaking of introduction, you have a nice name.

(Assuming you're a female, of course.)

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

Semi-militant atheist here, but welcome anyhow.

haha ,

Welcome.

 

[arunma]

Speaking of introduction, you have a nice name.

(Assuming you're a female, of course.)

Uh oh...there's been a slight miscommunication. In addition to not being female, I am highly masculine. Every moment that I do not spend in church or the physics lab, I spend at the gym, with fellow males, and doing manly activities.

Maybe I should change my user name, because this is the third case of mistaken-gender I've experienced on a forum. Those last two letters are from my last name (user name assigned by an ISP that I have long since abandoned), but I should probably just get rid of them.

Alas, my fellow male, I share your pain due to the extreme shortage of physics girls.

 

[radou]

I spend at the gym, with fellow males, and doing manly activities.

And these would be?

Alas, my fellow male, I share your pain due to the extreme shortage of physics girls.

Hm, actually, the situation is not so bad in here. Could be worse.

 

[whitay]

Is it just me or did you seriously try to blast the fact that you're a very masculine person?

No offence, but I like to keep my clothes in the closet. How about you?

 

[radou]

We'll know what he's trying to say after he sheds some light on what is understood under "manly activity".

 

[arunma]

Is it just me or did you seriously try to blast the fact that you're a very masculine person?

No offence, but I like to keep my clothes in the closet. How about you?

Heh, well I suppose I'm just trying to compensate for what is apparently a slightly feminine user name. Don't want anyone getting the wrong idea...

 

[whitay]

They already have.

 

[arunma]

They already have.

That can't be good. I wonder what I can do to correct it. Perhaps fifty pushups and five laps around a Fermilab's accelerator?

 

[radou]

That can't be good. I wonder what I can do to correct it. Perhaps fifty pushups and five laps around a Fermilab's accelerator?

Put "Gender: Male" into your signature.

 

[mattmns]

I think we scared him away! Though given the nature of his post I had wondered if he was here to stay.

 

[Mk]

Heh, I've gotten that people on physicsforums don't really know about me

And I bet plenty of us don't go to the gym and do manly things.

 

[radou]

I think we scared him away! Though given the nature of his post I had wondered if he was here to stay.

Well, if this scared him away, I wonder what would happen if he found out about the sisterhood's "fishy" tradition?

Heh, I've gotten that people on physicsforums don't really know about me

What makes you think that?

 

[arunma]

I think we scared him away! Though given the nature of his post I had wondered if he was here to stay.

Maybe he went to our competitor, EngineeringForums*. After all, I think we can assume that this place is mostly conducive of physicists. I've also noticed a pretty significant difference in culture between physicists and engineers.

*Not necessarily a real forum