running on impulse engines

In the original Star Trek series, whenever the main engines (warp drive) broke down (which was pretty frequent) the Enterprise would only be able to move using "impulse engines" - a low power, sub-lightspeed manouvering system based on a small fusion ram/ion drive.

By inference, someone described as "running on impilse engines" or "impulse power only" is either:

1. Very tired (a.k.a. 'running on empty')

2. Genuinely ill

3. (derog.) Slow and/or stupid.

"Jesus, I've just had to brief the sales guys on the new product.... they're all running on impulse engies up there".

"You want to go for a beer ?"

"No, man, I'm running on impulse engines... got to go home and grab some sleep."

by Eighth of Seven May 24, 2007

Space Engineers

A game that takes place in space, which gets updates weekly on Thursday. You build ships to mine, fight, and explore. You can buy it on steam for 25 dollars. It is a voxel box based game

Dude, let's play Space Engineers!

by OpticData January 18, 2015

All Engines Go

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THIS MATTEL

Person 1: Hey, have you heard of All Engines Go?
Person 2: Oh, that shit? we don't talk about that.

by orbein April 9, 2022

dumb engineers

wannabe losers who think they have achieved everything after becoming an engineer and the only reason they become an engineer so that they would go around telling people I'am an engineer! they cry themselves to sleep wondering why he/she doesnt like me maybe if I become an engineer so that will change and they seem to have an inferiority complex from doctors and they deal with that by making fun of them ok the dumb part they can't really do any hands-on work just the dumb blabbering.

head engineer: I would like you to construct a building.
dumb engineers: I didnt really learned that at engineering school....but I am an engineer!!

by PUNKPRINCESS19 January 22, 2014

engineers induction

Engineers induction is assuming a statement is always true once it is true on a few small cases

Alice: 3, 5, and 7 are prime, so all odd numbers must be prime by engineers induction

by etr217 January 30, 2022

Engineers algorithm

The engineers algorithm is a simple set of instructions on what to do in a certain situation. For example if something is not ment to move but it is moving use duct tape. If it is still moving you have not used enough duct tape. On the other hand if something is ment to move but it isn't moving, use WD40. If it is still not moving used more WD40 and continuously hit it with a hammer until it moves.

Person 1: " I don't know why this isn't working, any ideas".

Person 2: " are you talking about your wife not getting out of bed or the bearing seizing up. Use the engineers algorithm for the bearing. And promise me you won't drown your wife with WD40 and hit her with a hammer."

by Bread_man69420 December 28, 2021

Space Engineers

A game that works half the time, and only an eighth of that time you're having something that resembles fun

Dude why the fuck did space engineers break my mods again, God damnit.

by Vikstellar November 18, 2019