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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
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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
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jet engine ejaculation

when you ejaculate so fast and viciously it goes into someone’s eye and blinds them
“did you hear about betty her boyfriend has a jet engine ejaculation
by testicularbreath October 15, 2023
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teenage engineering tp-7

An audio recorder that mimics a tape recorder with a spinning wheel, aka a fidgets dream
the teenage engineering tp-7 is worth the 1500 quid
by Apple=Airbus, Samsung = Boeing September 26, 2025
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Combustion Engine Sex

Combustion Engine Sex is when you have anal sex with someone who has a poopy butt

So basically you ram your combustion cylinder into their valves and poop splatters all over your dick and on the floor and walls
Dave: hello mike dont wipe i wanna have some mad combustion engine sex
Mike: hell yeah lets get it
*mike goes to bed with poopy butt*
Dave: OHHH IM BOUTTA COMBUST
*coems*
*poop explodes everywhere*
by RealWhiteHoodGangster134 May 11, 2025
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Prompt Engineering

The art of bullying ChatGPT into doing exactly what you want. Practiced by people who type like poets and gaslight AIs for a living. Basically coding, but with ✨vocabularyinstead of syntax.
User 1: ChatGPT keeps giving me trash answers.
User 2: That’s ’cause you don’t know prompt engineering, bro.
User 2: adds one word
ChatGPT: My liege, here’s your perfectly formatted dissertation with sources and emotional depth.
by lezifarts October 29, 2025
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Crypto Staking Engineer

Someone who installs and launch's working nodes for proof of stake protocols as a living. This individual will also configure, write scripts, and test the staking nodes for self-staking and as a validator. They will maintain and monitor the nodes so they are fully operational 24x7.
My best friend is self employed as a Crypto Staking Engineer. He runs multiple mansternodes on different blockchains earning enough passive income to make it his full time career.
by Mr. Crypto February 7, 2022
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