Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoBoats can't bend steel beams!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down15
arrow-up1279arrow-down1imageBoats can't bend steel beams!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·6 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-up5·6 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-up3·6 months agoNever heard that one. Sharp.
minus-squareThreeme2189@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 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