Davistania
20-12-2004, 20:31
I'm an engineer. Or at least I'm trying to be one. Anyway, I had come to notice that my Statics course had been sucking my normally witty, humorous soul dry. Anyway, one of the problems we had to solve in Statics was building a bridge to support a load. We were basically told this design would be used to span a small stream on our Professor's property. Further interpretation was left up to us.
I don't know if it was the stress of the course or what, but many people used this interpretation humorously. So I give you:
The Top 10 Assumed Loads for Professor P's Bridge
10) Three people walking the same direction. If all three people
happened to be on their right or left foot at the same time, then about
two thirds of each of their weight would be transferred to the same
side.
9) Professor P holding a party, so he and his friends would be packed
onto the bridge (five people with babies in their arms, comfortably),
and he would be playing House of Pain “Jump Around.”
8) According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the average
weight
of an adult passenger is 190lb during the summer. As it is unlikely
that many people would be using the bridge in the winter, a weight of
190lb is an acceptable approximation.
7) Prof. P is moving and wants to wheel a large freezer full
of frozen disgruntled static students and a case of beer across the
bridge.
6) There is a line of students on the bridge waiting to tell Prof.
P what a great professor he is.
5) Professor P and his 723lb Harley Davidson Road King
4) Five people patting the backs of five of the Badgers offensive
linemen, leaning over the rail sick from one of Prof. P’s killer
parties.
3) 1200 lbs for Prof. P’s cows that cross the bridge one at a
time.
2) Someone sitting on someone else’s lap who’s sitting on the
railing of the foot bridge.
1) The bridge should hold no weight so as to eliminate
unsuspecting trespassers.
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It's darn funny to me. But I've been fried this week. Also, maybe it's a sign of how low I've fallen that I laugh at engineering jokes.
Any other engineering stories/ Finals stories would be appreciated.
I don't know if it was the stress of the course or what, but many people used this interpretation humorously. So I give you:
The Top 10 Assumed Loads for Professor P's Bridge
10) Three people walking the same direction. If all three people
happened to be on their right or left foot at the same time, then about
two thirds of each of their weight would be transferred to the same
side.
9) Professor P holding a party, so he and his friends would be packed
onto the bridge (five people with babies in their arms, comfortably),
and he would be playing House of Pain “Jump Around.”
8) According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the average
weight
of an adult passenger is 190lb during the summer. As it is unlikely
that many people would be using the bridge in the winter, a weight of
190lb is an acceptable approximation.
7) Prof. P is moving and wants to wheel a large freezer full
of frozen disgruntled static students and a case of beer across the
bridge.
6) There is a line of students on the bridge waiting to tell Prof.
P what a great professor he is.
5) Professor P and his 723lb Harley Davidson Road King
4) Five people patting the backs of five of the Badgers offensive
linemen, leaning over the rail sick from one of Prof. P’s killer
parties.
3) 1200 lbs for Prof. P’s cows that cross the bridge one at a
time.
2) Someone sitting on someone else’s lap who’s sitting on the
railing of the foot bridge.
1) The bridge should hold no weight so as to eliminate
unsuspecting trespassers.
***************
It's darn funny to me. But I've been fried this week. Also, maybe it's a sign of how low I've fallen that I laugh at engineering jokes.
Any other engineering stories/ Finals stories would be appreciated.