For many years, Europe’s washing machines tended to walk across a room, while America’s did not. Daniel Conrad and Werner Soedel explained why, in a study called On the Problem of Oscillatory Walk of Automatic Washing Machines. Their explanation was recognised by authority figures for its power to inspire youths. Conrad and Soedel, based at […]
Tag: engineering
This leads to that, etc., engineering
A mechanical engineering tour de force, a la Rube Goldberg, in a four-minute video, sponsored by an insurance company:
Menu Engineer
QUESTION: Who is a menu engineer, and what is menu education? ANSWER: Gregg Rapp, and the education delivered by Gregg Rapp, specifically: A full day of education from Gregg. Menu engineering. Menu Design. Menu trends. Tools for profitability. Menu promotions. Customer profiling. Menu allowance programs. Includes lunch, breaks, and all materials. CONTROVERSY: However, Wikipedia claims […]
Fly in a urinal: whence, mentally
Toshio Takahara explains, in words and a diagram [click on it for an enlargement], the engineering process that (he believes) led to a celebrated Dutch invention: The men’s restrooms were not so clean at Schiphol airport in Holland. “Many men weren’t aiming very well and were missing the target… The problem was solved by drawing […]