tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post1790118540828864906..comments2024-03-07T03:09:25.987-06:00Comments on Unlikely Otaku: For Flit: What Was Your Answer?Stephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-29061484866990213952009-07-06T19:51:58.215-05:002009-07-06T19:51:58.215-05:00The outside of the box thinkers are not always rew...The outside of the box thinkers are not always rewarded. At least not at first.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-31900349533002773882009-07-06T10:44:52.405-05:002009-07-06T10:44:52.405-05:00You're good, flit. That's what made me th...You're good, flit. That's what made me think of that style for the net.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-61922038280114543642009-07-06T10:03:54.690-05:002009-07-06T10:03:54.690-05:00It definitely sounds like you are in exactly the r...It definitely sounds like you are in exactly the right job for you. <br /><br />Your description of the net being a loop made me think of those old style towels in public washrooms - the ones you pulled, hoping there was more clean in there.flithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287047761151044124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-15251714920853043742009-07-06T09:02:06.716-05:002009-07-06T09:02:06.716-05:00Actually, Shakespeare, all of my electives in juni...Actually, Shakespeare, all of my electives in junior/senior years in engineering had prerequisites I didn't know about. Engineering Physics was really geared for the electrical engineering side except for some core classes (thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, etc) - except I didn't like electricity and magnetism, so I went with solar engineering and orbital mechanics and other aerospace and mechanical engineering courses - which assumed you were coming down the ASME route. Since 100% of my engineering electives had to be upper division courses, I could only have taken the prerequisite by taking extra courses. I don't think my counselor knew what to do with me since I broke the mold. Apparently, no one did what I did.<br /><br />By the way, the entire loop was net. If you missed one "rung", there was another one right after it. You could catch it any time.<br /><br />Aron, nothing. I don't for one second assume this was the only solution. I don't even know that it was the best solution, but I felt (strongly) it was a better design than the assignment and that it addressed shortcomings that had gone unnoticed.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-85140194337763690492009-07-06T08:34:50.652-05:002009-07-06T08:34:50.652-05:00Wow, that is a great design. You should get a pate...Wow, that is a great design. You should get a patent on it. It may be useful in some buildings. <br /><br />But, what stops a designer from using an external elevator that can be used in a fire and has backup systems. <br /><br />I'm glad to see your not risk aversive. I feel high school trains people to give the teacher what he wants and to mindlessly do work. By designing this and raising these questions, you where giving up an easy A, but you are a better engineer because of that.Aron Sorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327072976517417107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-87092253271553127972009-07-06T08:28:25.829-05:002009-07-06T08:28:25.829-05:00WOW. I like your system better... although if some...WOW. I like your system better... although if someone is reluctant to endure heights (I think of my husband as well as you), this someone might not so readily climb into a net. Would the net wait on people? If you didn't catch it the first time around, would you just push a button on the wall and wait for it to come back? <br /><br />FASCINATING, to say the least. Stupid of your advisor to put you in a class with a prerequisite, though. That person wasn't doing his job (I speak from an educational perspective). Thank goodness you had the natural intelligence to succeed anyway.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.com