The First Law of Engineering

The premise that 1) Anything can be fixed by hitting it with a hammer, and 2) If you cannot fix the problem, you do not have a big enough hammer.

See also: Percussive Maintenance, Harmonic Persuasion.

"It's The First Law of Engineering, Leonidas,” Granadica sent. “If you can’t fix it, you’re not using a big enough hammer.”

-Granadica in The Hot Gate, book three of the Troy Rising series by John Ringo

by Western_Rambler November 5, 2020

aston university engineering academy

A school located in Gosta Green, B7. It’s engineering based but it’s still shit innit. Kids think they’re bad but really aren’t. Fix up blud

Person 1: Oh I got a place at aston university engineering academy.

Person 2: That’s rah peak I heard the teachers shag the students uno.

by AUEADefinitions February 5, 2020

Civil Engineer

Someone who sucks at every other engineering, so they spend their life looking at parking lots and talking about cement. They are often mistaken for traffic cones. However they do like complaining about how hard their life is as an engineer. However, their course load is nothing like a true engineer. They are the bros of engineering.

Guy1: see him over there, hes a civil engineer. He does nothing all day but dreams of concrete.

Girl1: yeah he just mansplained what addition is to me. But then he did it wrong.

by urban_dick_69 March 28, 2024

without knowledge in engineering

without having thought things through comme du monde

if you are going to build an electric chair in your basement, please don't do so without knowledge in engineering!

by Sexydimma March 14, 2015

Mushroom Piston Engines

Car Engine production company.

Mushroom Piston Engines supplies me.

by Γαπδθμ Λφπ Δдялειг April 3, 2021

goose in your engine

a catastrophic (or near catastrophic) fiasco, out of the control of the subject.

Wow, you really have a goose in your engine.

by jed jr. October 8, 2009

engineer

Engineer is a soft-spoken, amiable Texan from Bee Cave, Texas, USA with an interest in all mechanical things. He specializes in constructing and maintaining Buildings that provide support to his team, rather than fighting at the front lines, making him the most suitable for defense. The Engineer's various gadgets include the Sentry Gun, an automated turret that fires at any enemy in range, the Dispenser, a device that restores the health and ammunition of nearby teammates, and Teleporters that quickly transport players from point A to point B.

Hey look, buddy. I'm an engineer — that means I solve problems.
Not problems like 'What is beauty?' because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.
I solve practical problems.

by Howdy There Pardner! April 8, 2022