Engineering slogans

[Greg Ross]

Originally posted by Ed Sparks
Tighten it 'till it strips ........ then back it off a quarter turn.

Or until the head pops off. (I've only done that once at robots.)

[DaBruteForceGuy]

Originally posted by gwross
Or until the head pops off. (I've only done that once at robots.)

My "Brute"al attempts at tightening or untightening bolts have resulted in this specific instance on several occasions!!

[FotoPlasma]

"If it doesn't fit, force it. If it breaks, it was going to break anyway."

(I first heard this from Stokely, but I've seen it in a few different places, so I'm not sure of who to attribute it to.)

[Alexander McGee]

hmmm

if its working, make another while you wait for it to break

dont touch it, or ill break your fingers

women never play fair

the early bird gets the best parking spot

[Ashley Weed]

Originally posted by magnasmific
hmmm


women never play fair

hehehe... I think I have found a new motto to live by!
(conversation)
guy: Why did you push that goal out of the zone?
me: Because I felt like it.
guy: That wasn't very fair or nice.
me: Women never play fair!

[skrussel]

A few years back, Woodie admonished us :

"Don't let the smoke get out!" I love that one.

[chellyzee93]

You're off the team!
You're fired!

[Greg Ross]

Originally posted by skrussel
A few years back, Woodie admonished us :

"Don't let the smoke get out!" I love that one.

Actually, it's the MAGIC smoke you're not supposed to let out. I guess it's ok to the the other smoke out.

[The]

When ever anyone asked how long to cut something, we would reply 'yea'. We found this could apply to distance, time, or mass.

[UCGL_Guy]

when asked How we are doing are normal reply is
"All we lack is finsishing up"

[kmcclary]

We were chatting at the last team meeting when I came up with a couple of new ones to share:

"Take a man to a FIRST contest and he's entertained for three days. Teach a man to build a FIRST robot, and he's out of your hair for six weeks a year..."

"You know your team's not communicating well when you're invited to appear on Springer..."

- Keith

[Gary Stearns]

Our Engineer says …(insert name) "You did exactly what I said… NOW let’s…

Here we go again Whoo Hoo !!!! Can't wait to start building, just gotta get through all the meetings !!




When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty.
I only think about how to solve the problem.
But when I have finished, if the solutions not beautiful,
I know it is wrong.
-R. Buckminster Fuller, engineer,
designer, and architect (1895-1983)

[Edward Debler]

Here is a quote about engineering that dates back to 1976:

ENGINEERING:

"Engineering is the art of modeling materials we do not wholey understand, into shapes we can not precisely analyze, so as to withstand forces we can not properly assess, in such a way that the public has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance"


Dr. A. R. Dykes
British Institute of Structural Engineers
(1976)

[Edward Debler]

Here's another quote from Winston Churchill that also works for engineering:

"Success Is going From Failure to Failure Without Losing Enthusiasm"

Winston Churchill

[Edward Debler]

One more quote that works for engineering:

"WHEN SEARCHING FOR REASONS WHY THINGS GO WRONG,

NEVER RULE OUT SHEER STUPIDITY!"

(AUTHOR UNKNOWN)