Riddle Me This: Name the Culprit!
Yesterday, four gangsters were arrested by the police. One of the four was suspected of having murdered a policeman during a heist. Each one made two statements under Interrogation.
The Rise and Fall of the Airbus A380: A Lesson for Professional Engineers
The A380 was designed to be a game-changer in the aviation industry. Boasting a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet configuration, it had a typical seating capacity of 555 passengers in a three-class configuration and could transport over 800 passengers in a denser configuration. The goal? Address the problem of congested airports and airspace by carrying more passengers per flight.
Riddle Me This: How Many Ties?
There are 3 boxes – A, B, and C – containing 11 ties in total, all white or black. The boxes are labeled, but we were told that someone switched the labels on the 3 boxes. They are now all incorrectly labeled.
Releasing Radioactive Water from Fukushima: An Engineering Perspective
In 2023, Japan made the monumental move to begin releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster into the ocean. The decision was mired in controversy, met with both support and opposition from international bodies, neighboring countries, and environmental groups.
Riddle Me This: Truth Or Lie?
Hugh was born in and lives in Chicago. He loves his city and is a true-blue Chicagoan. The other day he told a visitor to his beloved city, with a serious tone, to be careful when talking to other people in the city because “all Chicagoans are liars.”
Augmented Reality in Engineering
As technology continues to advance, engineers are constantly looking for new ways to improve processes and enhance their work. One technology that has gained significant attention in recent years is Augmented Reality (AR).
Riddle Me This: Do They Add Up? Or Not?
Test your skills of deduction with the August 2023 edition of Riddle Me This: Do they add up? Or not? Based on the number sequences in each of the previous columns, what is the missing number in the last column?
Wave-Generated Electricity
We use electricity every day, but most people don’t stop to think about how it’s made and how its production might change. But researchers have been thinking about it for decades. In a quest for new ways of quelling our current global energy crisis.
Riddle Me This: How many pets are enough?
Test your skills of deduction with the July 2023 edition of Riddle Me This: How many pets are enough? How many pets does my friend Nick have? All of them are dogs except two. All of them are cats except two.
VELCRO: An Idea That Stuck
Zippers, buttons, glue, staples, stitching. Prior to 1955, those were the main ways in which things were fastened together. But inventor George de Mestral’s 1941 discovery led to an easier and often more effective way of conjoining two things: VELCRO. While we’ve all used the substance and it’s a common part of things we use every day, it was an invention that was a long time in the making.