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Friday, 2 March 2012
A Special Case
A biologist, a statistician, a mathematician and a computer engineer are
on a photo-safari in Africa. They drive out into the savannah in their
jeep, stop and scour the horizon with their binoculars.
The biologist: “Look! There’s a herd of zebras! And there, in the middle:
a white zebra! It’s fantastic! There are white zebras! We’ll be famous!”
The statistician:
“It’s not significant. We only know there’s one white zebra”
The mathematician:
“Actually, we know there exists a zebra which is white on one side”
The computer engineer:
“Oh no! A special case!”
on a photo-safari in Africa. They drive out into the savannah in their
jeep, stop and scour the horizon with their binoculars.
The biologist: “Look! There’s a herd of zebras! And there, in the middle:
a white zebra! It’s fantastic! There are white zebras! We’ll be famous!”
The statistician:
“It’s not significant. We only know there’s one white zebra”
The mathematician:
“Actually, we know there exists a zebra which is white on one side”
The computer engineer:
“Oh no! A special case!”
One Plus One
A mathematician, an engineer, and a physicist are being interviewed for a
job. In each case, the interview goes along famously until the last
question is asked: “How much is one plus one?”
Each of them suspects a trap, and is hesitant to answer.
The mathematician thinks for a moment, and says “I’m not sure, but
I think it converges”.
The physicist says “I’m not sure, but I think it’s on the order of one”
The engineer gets up, closes the door to the office, and says “How much
do you want it to be?”.\
job. In each case, the interview goes along famously until the last
question is asked: “How much is one plus one?”
Each of them suspects a trap, and is hesitant to answer.
The mathematician thinks for a moment, and says “I’m not sure, but
I think it converges”.
The physicist says “I’m not sure, but I think it’s on the order of one”
The engineer gets up, closes the door to the office, and says “How much
do you want it to be?”.\
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Mechanical vs. Civil Engineers
What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?
Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.
Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.
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