| Random Stuff.... |
| You Might Be An Engineer If... -You have no life and you can PROVE it mathematically -You know vector calculus but can't remember long division -You are completely addicted to caffeine -You consider ANY non-engineering course "easy" -You've actually used every function on your graphing calculator -You have any "Dilbert" comics on display in your work area -The "fun" center of your brain has deteriorated from lack of use -You eavesdrop in the computer stores to correct the salesperson -You laugh at jokes about business majors -You enjoy pain -You can't remember what's behind the door in the engineering building that says "exit" -You've ever spent all night in the engineering building -You read an engineering journal just for fun -You actually read everything that's assigned -It's sunny and 70 degrees outside and you're working on a computer -The salesperson at Circuit City can't answer any of your questions -You copy some of these and paste 'em on your website!!! |
| Useless Facts of Information Just in case you're ever on Jeopardy, here's some things to know... -Mosquitos only need to have sex once for the female to reproduce for the rest of their lives -They've genetically mutated chickens in China so that they don't grow feathers -The average person spends 640 hours having sex in their lifetime -Coconuts kill more people than sharks. About 150 people are killed by coconuts every year -A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't -Roughly 64% of women never have an orgasm -Iguanas can regenerate their ovaries |
| Top Ten Reasons to be an Engineer 1. You get a degree in B.S. 2. Pocket protectors are sexy 3. People think you're smart 4. Cool classes like Heat Transfer, Separations, Deformable Solids, and Thermodynamics 5. You get to use a graphing calculator 6. The guy/girl ratio is in your favor if you're a girl 7. You learn how to solve problems 8. All nighters are totally normal 9. Caffiene addiction is ok 10. You can be a dork 24/7 |
| Dr. Dale Says For those of you who don't know Dr. Dale, he is a professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at MSU. Dr. Dale is very prone to go off on tangents and say the funniest things in class. So here are some of the funny/random things Dr. Dale has said: "Coal plants are 30-40% efficient. The mitochondria is 60% efficient. Beat that you Mechanical Engineers!" "There are 80 billion chickens in the U.S. That's a lot of chicken poop. Seriously! Someone's got to think about that." "Survivor is a dumb show. E. coli, now that's a survivor." "We're still killing people for entertainment..." "You know that bond that exists between hostages and their captors? Design's kinda like that." "If you're gonna make tofu out of me, I don't wanna play!" "I feel bad for Bobby Williams, but not that bad." "Cells are programmed for two main goals: nutrition and procreation. Basically food and sex." "I design, therefore I am." "We started agriculture so we didn't have to wait for food to walk by and hit it on the head with a rock." |
| The Engineer Song "We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the ENGINEERS! We can, we can, we can, we can demolish 40 BEERS! Drink run, drink rum, drink rum, drink rum and come along with us. Oh, we don't give a damn 'bout anyone who don't give a damn 'bout us!!!" (This song was taught to us by the Canadian Engineering Congress and the 2001 national National Society of Engineering Student Councils conference at Iowa State. Gotta love those Canucks, eh?) |
| Ten Different Things Renee and Katie Have Learned as Engineers 1. Graduation in 4 years is a myth. It never happens. 2. Your graphing calculator is your best friend. Never leave home without it! 3. Sleep is a luxury, not a necessity. 4. Grades are relative until after the curve. A failing grade may not be bad compared to the class average. 5. There is life outside the engineering building (oh, wait. No there isn't)!!! 6. When in doubt, make an assumption. You can always validate later... 7. All laws (physics, thermo, relativity, etc.) are valid except when in a laboratory environment. 8. Always go to happy hour before doing homework. 9. Coffee is your other best friend. 10. If you can't run with the "big dogs," there's always the business college! |
| Katie's Review of a Required CHE Class Here's a treat for all of you who've ever been in a class that was extremely difficult. Here is my "mock" executive summary of one of my engineering classes. Beware, this link is rated "R" due to explicit language and vivid imagery... Mock Exec Summary |