September 2022 Pop Quiz for Engineers
The only FORMULA for a higher quiz score is to be smarter than an undergraduate. Here's the September 2022 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: Einstein’s Riddle
Who owns the fish? Riddle me this ...
Why Aren’t Modern Suburbs Built on a Walkable Grid?
Some of the earliest planned cities were built using grid plans in the Indian subcontinent. So, why aren't modern suburbs built on a walkable grid?
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
On March 11, 2011, the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck off the coast of Honshu island. Measured at 9.0 on the Richter scale ...
The August Ethical Dilemma: Are Referral Fees Ethical?
Engineer Nick is a licensed professional engineer and owner of a corporation providing engineering services. The engineering corporation performs...
August 2022 Pop Quiz for Engineers
Is your quiz score higher than the TEMPERATURE? Here's the August 2022 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: Finding Your Seat
If you are the last person to board the plane, what is the probability that you will get your assigned seat? Riddle me this ...
Famous Engineers: Charles Babbage
With as many computers there are in the world, you'd think that the name Charles Babbage, the "Father of Computers" would be well known.
The Flixborough Works of Nypro Explosion and Fire
"I felt the blast from a terrific explosion which had occurred somewhere behind me. The blast was such that it threw me full length across the road. Debris then began to fall all around me, and I was covered with oil which fell out of the sky," a worker ...
The July Ethical Dilemma: Coming clean about the clean up
Engineer Andy, a principal in ABC Engineering, an environmental engineering firm, submits qualifications and a proposal to a local municipality to be considered as the consultant for the research and analysis of a former dump site...