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Chuck Harris

Jan 1, 1970
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John said:
I read in sci.electronics.design that Chuck Harris <[email protected]>
wrote (in <[email protected]>) about 'A relatively
unimportant announcement...', on Mon, 29 Dec 2003:




That's why the Prof was not really right to choose a bridge as the
example. They are (or were, before we had computers) typically built
with big safety factors - 3 to 6, so that even if the calculations were
off, it wouldn't be disastrous.

True, in real life, but not on engineering exams. In real life,
engineers are pessimists, and add in generous safety margins to help
them sleep at night. In exams, the problems usually didn't deal with
safety margins, but rather with exact answers to stress questions, such
as how many pounds of tension is in stress member A-B.

If you slipped a decimal point, even a 3 - 6x safety factor won't help!

-Chuck Harris
 
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Keith R. Williams

Jan 1, 1970
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I read in sci.electronics.design that Keith R. Williams
com>) about 'A relatively unimportant announcement...', on Mon, 29 Dec
2003:

Latin 'salarium' - money to buy salt with.

Ancient historical facts (an ancient etemology degree here?) have
nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Toss that over your left shoulder! ;-)
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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Ancient historical facts (an ancient etemology degree here?) have
nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Did you mean "etymology" or "entomology (or maybe "etiology")?
Toss that over your left shoulder! ;-)

I think I'd rather work on some enology. Mulled, that is.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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Bob Stephens

Jan 1, 1970
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Did you mean "etymology" or "entomology (or maybe "etiology")?


I think I'd rather work on some enology. Mulled, that is.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

YIKES! That's the sort of word you really don't want to ... mispell.





BTW, before anyone pops their cork, the last word is a *JOKE*
 
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Keith R. Williams

Jan 1, 1970
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Did you mean "etymology" or "entomology (or maybe "etiology")?
^^^^^^^^^

Yeah, you'll have that. That was actually my first choice. My
spell checker didn't like any of the above. I went to the web
and it was no help (actually found ete*). Being pooped, I simply
let it fly and went to bed.
I think I'd rather work on some enology. Mulled, that is.

Your choice. Just don't walk under a ladder or break a mirror!
;-)
 
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