I have two teenage sons that have discovered crazy sleeping hours during the summertime. I came across an interesting view on sleep habits in this article on Life Evolver…
Category: Engineering
You Think You Understand the Cost of Gasoline?
An interesting article sent to me by Sam Greenwood…
Bribing the Professor
One day, a professor was giving a big test to his students. He handed out the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was over, the students all handed the tests back in. The professor
Men Reveal Aggressive Tendencies
An article in New Scientist details that a man’s potential aggression is revealed in the shape of his face… A study of male ice-hockey players (of course!) suggests that to gauge a man’s aggression levels, you just have to look at
Marriage is Good for Your Health
Update – OK, here is a good example of confusion in health research… A study reported in New Scientist suggests that men from polygamous cultures outlive those from monogamous ones. Hmm, I guess it’s not a total contradiction. Marriage is good for
The Engineer’s Invoice
There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things mechanical. After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired. Several years later the company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were
A Modern Rendition of ‘Who’s on First?’
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello — and not too old to understand computers — to fully appreciate this. If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their famous sketch, ‘Who’s on First?’ might have turned
Energy Cost Crisis
I’ve previously noted that there is no such problem known as an energy crisis… it’s better to describe it as an energy cost crisis. I came across an article in ExtremeTech where the author discusses his experiences in converting his home to solar
Is There a Future for the Internal Combustion Engine?
With all of the talk about battery-powered automobiles and hybrid power, you would think that the standard automobile engine is near the end of its 100-year-old life… Nothing could be further from the truth. An interesting article in Popular Mechanics
If People Bought Cars Like They Buy Computers
From Yahoo Humor… General Motors doesn’t have a “help line” for people who don’t know how to drive, because people don’t buy cars like they buy computers… but imagine if they did: Call No. 1 HELPLINE: “General Motors Helpline, how