5 Amazing Gifts for Engineers that will cost you less than $20

Engineers are peculiar people.  We see numbers where others see lines. We like complexity and dislike anything petty. Much more so, it the latter does not involve math. We admire the marriage between steel and concrete.  So it is not a surprising occurrence for a non-engineer to be unable to understand the things we like.   [...]

Written on November 18, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Discussions | 2 comments

Brain Teaser: Fill in the Blanks

Four words with the letters SNT, in that order, have all their other letters removed. You must use the letters below to fill in the blanks.
_ _ S _ N T _ _ _
S _ _ N T
S _ N _ _ T
S _ _ _ N T
Letters to use: A, A, E, E, E, I, I, L, L, Q, S, S, U, U

Written on November 7, 2011 | Posted in Discussions | 1 comment

Brain Teaser: A Sliding Ladder

A 25 ft ladder (assume it is not an extension ladder) is placed with its foot 7 ft away from a building. If the top of the ladder slips down 4 ft, how many feet will the bottom slide out?

Written on November 7, 2011 | Posted in Discussions | 10 comments

New article – Power Distribution of Electricity Explained: A Beginner’s Guide

It is often asked ‘what is power distribution’? Power distribution is the delivery of electricity to an end user in the final stage. In the current day and age, the primary circuit leaves the sub station and will then reach the meter socket of the end user.

Written on November 4, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Education | Be the first to comment