understanding engineers, take 1

r2d2

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Time for a chuckle.

To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.


The graduate with a science degree asks, "why does it work".
The graduate with an engineering degree asks, "how does it work".
The graduate with an accounting degree asks, "how much will it cost".
The graduate with an arts degree asks, "do you want fries with that".


Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features.


Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body. One said, "it was a mechanical engineer, just look at all the joints". Another said, "no it was an electrical engineer, the nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections". The last one said, "actually it was a civil engineer, who else would run a toxic waste line through a recreational area."


What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers.
Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets.
 
A doctor, lawyer and engineer are all about to be executed in an electric chair. The doctor sits down first, and they hook all the wires to him. The executioner flicks the switch, but nothing happens, so the doctor breathes a sigh of relief and then they try the lawyer. The lawyer sits down and they hook all the wires up and flick the switch, but again nothing happens. The lawyer breathes a sigh of relief and they try the engineer. As they are hooking the wires to him he says "Oh, there's your problem, you crossed the wires. Just reverse what you're doing and the circuit will be complete."
 
Why do snails have the two little antena on their head.
So they can signal when they are passing an engineer.
 
An engineering student is walking across campus when his buddy comes pedaling up to him on a new bike.

"Cool bike" says the student, "where did you get it?"

The other engineer says "This beautiful girl rode up to me on her bike, tore off all her clothes and say 'Take anything you want'"

"Good call", said the first engineer "Her clothes likely wouldn't have fit you"
 
Slogan at a place I once worked...... :D

"Communication with the dead is slightly easier than communication with an engineer."