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Friday Fun: Bad Engineering Jokes

Why was the inductor watching the news? Bad Jokes – Electrical Engineering Edition Two atoms at the bar: I think I lost an electron. Are you sure? I’m positive! What are the favourite footwear of a digital design engineer? Flip flops Why is getting shocked by AC more painful than DC? AC has more Hertz.

Ig Nobel win for kidney stone removing roller-coaster – BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45513012 Some science news for this Friday: Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones is the conclusion of research that has won this year’s Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine. The Ig Nobels are spoof prizes that recognise achievements that make people laugh but also then think for a

Friday Fun: LEGO built a life size, drivable Bugatti from over a million Technic pieces

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/30/lego-built-a-life-size-drivable-bugatti-from-over-a-million-technic-pieces/ Unbelievable PR stunt: In what just might be the wildest thing anyone has ever built with Lego, the company behind the bricks has built a full-size, drivable model of the Bugatti Chiron supercar. Seriously. https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/technic/bugatti-chiron/build-for-real With LEGO® Technic we like to state that you build for real. And to prove this is more than

Friday Fun: Dihydrogen monoxide hoax

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves calling water by the unfamiliar chemical name “dihydrogen monoxide” (DHMO), and listing some of water’s effects in a particularly alarming manner, such as accelerating corrosion and causing suffocation. The hoax often calls for dihydrogen monoxide to be banned, regulated, and labeled as dangerous.