| A whole week? The world will be rebuilt by the end of it. |
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| 2015-02-25 | |
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| Posted by:charger |
| #11 sometimes its fun just to poke a stick in a hole and see what jumps out. the sarc tag was intentionally left off. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-02-25 19:46 |
| #10 "The Expert" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-02-25 18:26 |
| #9 Thanks, Frank. That's about what my Mom had to go through until she resigned herself to the fact that most everything would have 'extra wiring' (usually enclosed in a 'Bud Box'). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-02-25 16:07 |
| #8 http://youtu.be/60P1xG32Feo |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-25 14:19 |
| #7 You gonna take your chances with the Wright Flyer of the SST? My insurance agent knows the answer. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-25 13:36 |
| #6 I seem to recall that one if the brothers got killed. 50% survival would end the system being ever sold today. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2015-02-25 13:01 |
| #5 you're confusing engineers with their pointyhaired bosses Actually you're confusing engineers with the financial types. (They were the ones pushing for launch in sub-freezing temperatures) Murphy's 1st law of management: "Nothing is impossible for the person who doesn't have to do the work." |
| Posted by: frozen al 2015-02-25 12:18 |
| #4 USN, you're confusing engineers with their pointyhaired bosses (Dilbert refence). And a shuttle that goes to low earth orbit hauling multiple people and tons of cargo is a bit more of a challenge than a powered glider that went barely 300 feet with 1 man aboard. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-02-25 11:21 |
| #3 "engineers built the Challenger. How did that turn out????" NASA managers had known that contractor Morton Thiokol’s design of the booster's contained a potentially catastrophic flaw in the O-rings since 1977, but they continually failed to address it properly. They also disregarded warnings from several senior engineers about the dangers of launching on such a cold day (31°F). Engineers do a LOT of good design that somehow gets 'managed out' of the final product. For me, the term "Value Engineering" bandied around during the actual construction process gives me heartburn. |
| Posted by: Whomosing Grineth8291 2015-02-25 10:56 |
| #2 Orville and Wilbur were bike mechanics and they built an airplane; engineers built the Challenger. How did that turn out???? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret 2015-02-25 09:29 |
| #1 Yeah, it will be done by the end of the week. But the change orders will take freakin' forever. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-02-25 00:44 |