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Tag: engineering
A nice appreciation (what could go wrong?) of Murphy and Stapp
The Today I Found Out blog has a nice appreciation of two—really three—people who shared an Ig Nobel Prize for (probably) giving Murphy’s Law it’s name. The appreciation is called “WHO WAS ‘MURPHY’ IN ‘MURPHY’S LAW’ AND THE AMAZING DR. JOHN PAUL STAPP WHO GAVE US THE EXPRESSION.” The 2003 Ig Nobel Prize for engineering […]
Thievery and the power of engineering: It’s not just glitter
Mark Rober engineered a device to surprise people who steal packages from his front porch. His video explaining the device, and showing what happened, is satisfying to watch: UPDATE (December 20, 2018): Not all was as it seemed. Some of the robbers were not genuine robbers, says Rober. BONUS: The special Miscreant Trapping issue of […]
The long tail of machine design
Today’s engineering exercise: reverse engineer the machine shown in this video: