I think this is the first time Torch actually has a reasonable (and correct) answer. You want a toilet, you want to be able to save money by staying in campsites.

Here is a fun factoid to add on to 1st gear: I did some manhole inspections a few years back at an auto plant. Couldn’t go down into the manhole to do a proper inspection, not because there were no steps or because we feared it would fail. We couldn’t go down because of all the needles the workers flushed down the…

277.9 mpg

Intake manifold gasket on a 2000 Jimmy, that only took a weekend to do. But then the heater core decided to die a month later in the middle of winter. It got to the point where I was considering splicing the hoses together and investing in a 12v heater and a heavy blanket for the rest of the winter. Luckily my dad…

Neutral:

It’s OK, you’re paying for our bridge too.

I’m going to use “tar snakes” from now on. Thank you for that.

A pessimist looks at a glass of water and states it is half empty, an optimist looks at the same glass and states it is half full, but an engineer sees it and states the glass is twice as tall as it should be.

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 having with one of their multi-million dollar machines. They had…

A priest, a doctor, and an engineer are golfing behind a group that’s playing horrendously slow so at the turn, they decide to ask the golf ranger what the deal with the group ahead of them. The ranger goes on to tell a story about four firemen that lost their sight saving the clubhouse and as a thanks, the course…

Damnit, I’ll bite ... (I hear this fucking joke EVERY SINGLE TIME some old-timer hears that I am a civil engineer)

David, I am loving these long form engineering articles. I may only be a civil engineer but reading an in-depth article about these upcoming car technologies that goes into the actual engineering behind it all instead of just stating some facts really scratches that innate curiosity itch that engineers tend to have.

What are your thoughts on shower beers after a long day working outside? If yes, do you go with cheap, refreshing swill a’la Pabst Blue Ribbon and the like or do you go with something decent?

Neutral: It really depends on the location. I visited some family in New York this past Easter and we drove out there (from Detroit area) since even though they live relatively close to the big city, they are just far enough away that parking isn’t a hassle. We took Ubers and mass transit when we were in the city but…

WHY? WHY DID I CLICK THAT?!??!?! I KNEW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND I CLICKED ANYWAYS!!!!! GODDAMN YOU!!!! GODDAMN YOU TO HELL!!!!

Funny thing, I was required to get a graphing calculator for high school calculus classes and then once I got to college, we weren’t allowed to use graphing calculators (or any calculators whatsoever!!!!) at all since they had memory that you could store answers in. So I went out and got a Ti-36X and I used that…

They do it on Woodward now anyways. Plus, the Silverdome is set to be demolished soon.

Stock videos of people hurting themselves doing mundane things cracks me up every time!

It’s not a written rule, but a show of good sportsmanlike conduct. If the race leader has something happen to them through no fault of their own (like a mechanical failure, or one of the spectators intervening), it’s good practice for the field to stop and basically wait for it to get fixed so it’s actually a race of…

Pro-Tip: Make sure that all of the family and pets are out of the house and safe, then just ... wait a few minutes to call the fire department. Make sure that thing is a total loss. You will never get the smell of smoke out of that house, and the water damage is a bitch.