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<\/a><\/p>\nEngineering Terminology<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Engineers and Managers<\/p>\n A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: \u201cExcuse me, can you tell me where I am?\u201d ODE TO THE FIELD ENGINEER<\/p>\n by Timothy Barrett, Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n When the earth was created, the powers above But then, when He sat down to rest for a day, The Lord was perplexed, and then He got mad. The Engineer and the Red Rubber Ball<\/strong><\/p>\n A mathematician, a physicist, and an engineer were all given a red rubber ball and told to find the volume.<\/p>\n The mathematician carefully measured the diameter and evaluated a triple integral.<\/p>\n The physicist filled a beaker with water, put the ball in the water, and measured the total displacement.<\/p>\n The engineer looked up the model and serial numbers in his red-rubber-ball table.<\/p>\n http:\/\/facilityexecutive.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Engineering Terminology \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is said What it means A number of different approaches are being tried. We don’t know where we’re going, but we’re moving. An extensive report is being prepared on a fresh approach to the problem. We just hired three guys… We’ll let them kick it around for a while. Developed after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177,"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions\/177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/calvertonfitter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W<\/strong>hat is said<\/th>\n W<\/strong>hat it means<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n A number of different approaches are being tried.<\/td>\n We don’t know where we’re going, but we’re moving.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n An extensive report is being prepared on a fresh approach to the problem.<\/td>\n We just hired three guys… We’ll let them kick it around for a while.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Developed after years of intensive research.<\/td>\n It was discovered by accident.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Modifications are underway to correct certain minor difficulties.<\/td>\n We threw the whole thing out and are starting from scratch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Preliminary operational tests were inconclusive.<\/td>\n The darn thing blew up when we threw the switch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Test results were extremely gratifying.<\/td>\n It works, and boy are we surprised\u00a0!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n The design will be finalized in the next reporting period.<\/td>\n We haven’t started this job yet, but we’ve got to say something.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n The entire concept is unworkable.<\/td>\n The only guy who understood the thing just quit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n We need close project coordination.<\/td>\n We should have asked someone else.
\nAlternate<\/i>: Let’s spread the responsibility for this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nThe man below says: \u201cYes, you’re in a hot air balloon hovering 30ft above this field.\u201d
\n\u201cYou must be an engineer\u201d says the balloonist.
\n\u201cI am\u201d replies the man. \u201cHow did you know?\u201d
\n\u201cWell,\u201d says the balloonist, \u201ceverything you say is technically correct, but it’s no use to anyone.\u201d
\nThe man below says \u201cyou must be in management.\u201d
\n\u201cI am\u201d replies the balloonist, \u201cbut how did you know?\u201d
\n\u201cWell,\u201d says the man, \u201cyou don’t know where you are, or where you’re going but you expect me to be able to help. You’re in the same position you were before we met, but now it’s my fault.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGave each one a job, to work at and love.
\nHe made doctors and lawyers and plumbers and then
\nHe made carpenters, singers, and confidence men.
\nAnd when each had a job, to work as they should,
\nThe Lord looked them over, and saw it was good.<\/p>\n
\nA noise from a little-known group came his way.
\nFrom on high He looked down, and his eyes opened wide,
\nFor a motley collection of bums stood outside.
\nAnd the Lord asked the group, “What’s the matter with you?”
\n“Oh, help us,” they cried, “find a job for us, too.”
\n“We have no profession,” they said in dismay,
\n“And even the jailhouse has turned us away.
\nThe Lord said, “I’ve seen many things without worth,
\nBut here I find gathered the scum of the earth.”<\/p>\n
\nFor of all of the jobs, there were none to be had.
\nThen He spoke with a voice full of deep, angry tone,
\n“For ever and ever ye mongrels shall roam.
\nYe shall freeze in the summer and sweat when it’s cold.
\nYe shall work on equipment that’s dirty and old.
\nYe shall crawl in the dirt, in the dust shall you lay.
\nYe shall be called out at midnight and work through the day.
\nYe shall work on all holidays and not make your worth.
\nYe shall be blamed for all downtime occurring on earth.
\nYe shall surrender all glory to software and sales.
\nYe shall be blamed by them both if the system then fails.
\nYe shall have little money, just sorrow and tears.
\nYe shall ever be cursed and called field engineers!”<\/p>\n