Why the U.S. Isn’t On the Metric System

Try ordering a 113.3981-grammer burger at your local McDonald’s or Burger King. And then don’t be surprised when they don’t understand your order! That’s because the United States has not yet fully adopted the metric system. As a result, most U.S. citizens are not familiar with it ...

By |2023-02-22T09:18:55-06:00September 3rd, 2021|Tuesday Tidbits|27 Comments

Engineering Ingenuity of the Ancient Romans

While the Ancient Greeks are often lauded for their contributions to many fields such as poetry, philosophy, and mathematics (to name a few), the incredible engineering feats of the Ancient Romans were instrumental in their infrastructural and organizational efforts, and these ingenuities are employed by engineers even today ...

By |2023-03-20T12:54:35-06:00May 31st, 2021|Tuesday Tidbits|1 Comment

Digitally Signing and Sealing Your Plans

Digital Signatures are added with the aid of a third-party authentication program, which both ensures that the Professional Engineer is the one signing the document and prevents future repudiation. The authentication programs can vary, but they function by assigning an individual “certificate” that verifies identity ...

By |2022-09-15T08:18:49-06:00May 3rd, 2021|Tuesday Tidbits|4 Comments