One for the engineering nerds

[txpitdog]

In school they teach us precision and how to apply engineering principles iteratively to eliminate error. In the real world, we use all that knowledge most often to quickly find an answer that is "close enough" and then work through the details later.

So this morning we had an issue at the plant and over the phone I had to give an estimate quickly based only on my knowledge of the process and some pretty limited preliminary info. I gave my best WAG and told em I would double check when I got in.

Ran the scenario through a chemical engineering model for fluid flow through an orifice, and my original answer was within 5% of the model. Hell yeah.

I made this cuz I know there are a few of you that'll appreciate it.

[Cropduster]

SWAG. Scientific WAG.

[louieagarcia]

Good deal. Nice for a WAG to be within an acceptable margin of error every so often. Within 5% is pretty good! Now probability will kick in....be prepared for the next few to be less "correct"!

[txpitdog]

be prepared for the next few to be less "correct"!

Yeah, I...uh...don't post about those. Lol

[WCB]

Yeah, I...uh...don't post about those. Lol

Where's the like button!! lol

[SaltwaterSlick]

Don't you just love the "lessons learned" meetings at the end of a project?

[hammer63]

Don't you just love the "lessons learned" meetings at the end of a project?

Don't even get me started on those

[hot_rod_eddie]

Not bad. Have done the calculations using Perry's handbook, but I could not begin to SWAG.

[BigThicketBoy]

In school they teach us precision and how to apply engineering principles iteratively to eliminate error. In the real world, we use all that knowledge most often to quickly find an answer that is "close enough" and then work through the details later.

So this morning we had an issue at the plant and over the phone I had to give an estimate quickly based only on my knowledge of the process and some pretty limited preliminary info. I gave my best WAG and told em I would double check when I got in.

Ran the scenario through a chemical engineering model for fluid flow through an orifice, and my original answer was within 5% of the model. Hell yeah.

I made this cuz I know there are a few of you that'll appreciate it.

First time for everything. The only thing more aggravating than an engineer is a welder

[SaltwaterSlick]

Just like IT folks, every engineer thinks every other engineer is an idiot!

[txpitdog]

Just like IT folks, every engineer thinks every other engineer is an idiot!

[SaltwaterSlick]

Oh heck yea. right click/save!

[louieagarcia]

Don't really like arguments

[sethcros]

Don't really like arguments

My kid got a bunch of t-shirts with sayings like this one on it. This is my favorite one: