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I Swear This is 100% True and I'm Not Making It Up

So I know engineers have an odd sense of humor, but sometimes, we just can't help it. For example, this past week there was a problem with some mechanical components. We had force fit a shaft into a matching hole, but the shaft wasn't long enough, and the hole wasn't tight enough, so we couldn't get enough grip to keep the components from slipping apart. You can imagine how this was a disappointment for everyone involved. So I emailed off a report and then sat at my desk and giggle a little.
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2 comments:

  1. Nigel VH6/20/2011 1:23 PM

    I build rockets as a hobby and do this ALL THE TIME.

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  2. Awkward Engineer6/20/2011 9:42 PM

    Very true, Nigel. It comes up surprisingly often. I remember once I was picking out some oil for a bearing from Shell, or Mobil, or some other company. They had stuff for high speed, low speed, lots of starting and stopping, different temperature ranges, and so on. One of them was described as "performance enhancing lubricant for high pressure applications." I lol'ed.

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