The Engineering of Duct Tape [video]
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Re: The Engineering of Duct Tape [video]
#2Years ago, I texted the engineer guy telling him his videos were good and he took time out of his busy day to reply to good old college kid me. It's still a vivid memory to this day and I'm super happy he's back on Youtube again.
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#3Years ago, I texted the engineer guy telling him his videos were good and he took time out of his busy day to reply to good old college kid me. It's still a vivid memory to this day and I'm super happy he's back on Youtube again.
His book The Things We Make was good, especially if you're interested in engineering.
Its central thesis is that the engineering method fundamentally differs from the scientific method in that engineers use rules of thumb to solve problems with many unknowns and incomplete information. The scientific method by contrast is a mostly theoretical exercise in building universal principles and theories from empirical observations and experiments.
Engineering, in his view, is not applied science but rather a separate artform.
The book wasn't perfect by any means but that framing and distinction was helpful to incorporate into my worldview.
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#4Love his content! This is my favorite video of his!
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#5Engineer Guy drips content so infrequently that he looks visibly older with each new video. Everytime the channel drops a new video I become aware of how old I'm getting.
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#6Related: Adam Savage hates duct tape...
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#7Engineer Guy drips content so infrequently that he looks visibly older with each new video. Everytime the channel drops a new video I become aware of how old I'm getting.
In one of his last videos he said he was having a child, so that’ll add a few years to your appearance too :P. That kid is probably in grade school by now…
Re: The Engineering of Duct Tape [video]
#8Years ago, I texted the engineer guy telling him his videos were good and he took time out of his busy day to reply to good old college kid me. It's still a vivid memory to this day and I'm super happy he's back on Youtube again.
His book The Things We Make was good, especially if you're interested in engineering. Its central thesis is that the engineering method fundamentally differs from the scientific method in that engineers use rules of thumb to solve problems with many unknowns and incomplete information. The scientific method by contrast is a mostly theoretical exercise in building universal principles and theories from empirical obser…
Totally agree with the central thesis!
Engineering has constraints. Science does not.
Engineering is the application of the findings of science to solve actual problems. Science does not solve actual problems, but it is critical to engineering.
Re: The Engineering of Duct Tape [video]
#9Any other types of tape one might want to be aware of beyond gaffer's, duct and painter? Every time I discover a new type it opens up a whole new world of possibilities of solving neat little problems around the house in a slightly more elegant way.
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#10Any other types of tape one might want to be aware of beyond gaffer's, duct and painter? Every time I discover a new type it opens up a whole new world of possibilities of solving neat little problems around the house in a slightly more elegant way.
Kapton!
Has a large temperature range.