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Disaster That Changed Engineering: Hyatt Regency Collapse
mentalityEngineering is not just about science and theories. There are practical aspects of engineering related to ethics, error prevention, and disaster management that were impacted by this disaster. This incident was highly influential on engineering as a profession.
"Disaster that changed engineering"
Didn't change engineering at all, I'd say it changed construction regulations, but not engineering. Whomever changed the plans did it half-assed. It's not engineering's fault, it's the engineer's.
Three Giant Parasites Explode Out Of Zombie Praying Mantis
mentalityhttp://www.wired.com/2014/05/absurd-creature-horsehair-worm/
Interesting article.
Visual Multiplication is Incredible
mentalityShe could've used that last bit of advice for the tau = 2pi nonsense.
Pi Is (still) Wrong.
mentalityI propose that we use a new symbol in place of tau. It shall be named "Two-pi", and coincidentally, it looks like the digit 2, followed closely by the greek letter pi.
There. Problem solved, and everyone is happy.