Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoBoats can't bend steel beams!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down120
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1imageBoats can't bend steel beams!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80arrow-down1·7 months agoOh man, as a (non structural) engineer I love the saying “Any asshole can build a bridge, but only an engineer can barely build a bridge”
minus-squareZJBlank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·7 months agoI’ve heard it as “Anyone can build a bridge that stands, it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoNever heard that one. Sharp.
minus-squareThreeme2189@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·7 months agoRazor sharp, just like the safety factor of that bridge
Oh man, as a (non structural) engineer I love the saying
“Any asshole can build a bridge, but only an engineer can barely build a bridge”
I’ve heard it as “Anyone can build a bridge that stands, it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
Never heard that one. Sharp.
Razor sharp, just like the safety factor of that bridge