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Gimme a Break

Hello again! Martin here with the November edition of Martin's Corner.

If you are an Engineer like me you probably are not slowing down as we approach the holidays. In fact, there is a good chance that the pace of your work is accelerating as new roadmaps and products need to be launched or updated by the end of the year.

With this in mind I want to share a few humorous engineering jokes with you so that once in a while you can take a five minute break to have a laugh while still staying in your engineering mindset. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Engineering Rules

1. Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable and three parts which are still under development.

2. Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.

3. A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.

4. If you can't fix it -- document it.

5. The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman.

Arguing with an Engineer

Arguing with an engineer is a lot like wrestling in the mud with a pig. After a few hours, you realize that he likes it.

Astronaut Anxiety

An astronaut in space in 1970 was asked by a reporter, "How do you feel?"

"How would you feel," the astronaut replied, "if you were stuck here, on top of 20,000 parts each one supplied by the lowest engineering bidder?"

For more, check out the links below:

http://www.inflection-point.com/jokes.php

Wishing you all a great Thanksgiving holiday!