In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger devised the thought experiment known as Schrödinger’s Cat. It’s a gruesome but pretend experiment where we place a cat in a cage (sometimes a box) with a device that could randomly release a poison that is capable of killing the cat. However, it may also never release the poisonContinue reading “Schrödinger’s Christmas”
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The Structural Engineer Saves You from the Architect
I recently heard the phrase “The structural engineer saves you from the architect.” It was playful banter between two members of the construction and building professions. See, the root of the joke is that the architects will design these fanciful buildings that, while visually appealing, are totally impractical in a way that the structural engineerContinue reading “The Structural Engineer Saves You from the Architect”