The use of a napkin to illustrate, design, invent, or otherwise explain some kind of engineering topic, theory, process, or equipment.
Envelopes, hands, and other generally small pieces of paper can be substituted.
Envelopes, hands, and other generally small pieces of paper can be substituted.
Aristotle- How was the napkin ring invented?
Plato- I drew it on the back of a napkin.
Aristotle- Oh, napkin engineering. Toss the fris!
Plato- I drew it on the back of a napkin.
Aristotle- Oh, napkin engineering. Toss the fris!
by Kbehcon February 3, 2010
Get the Napkin Engineeringmug. A method an engineer uses to execute an idea with no science or facts. Typically used in corporate world by engineers who speak with great confidence.
Method steps -
1. Gather a bunch of charts from online
2. Deductively link a path through the data that seems smart but never uses scientific fact
3. Get as many people on board with your philosophical concept
4. Come back with your people to beat down any and intimidate any one who does not agree with your idea that uses data and equations
5. If you are new to the company say you don't know how the people before you came up with it.
6. Plan ahead for the presentation to strongly shut up anyone who may start to point out facts by stating "We can go on for a long time in great detail about that, but that's for another time" or say "There is so much to that discussion we need to put together a presentation for another date to address that"
Method steps -
1. Gather a bunch of charts from online
2. Deductively link a path through the data that seems smart but never uses scientific fact
3. Get as many people on board with your philosophical concept
4. Come back with your people to beat down any and intimidate any one who does not agree with your idea that uses data and equations
5. If you are new to the company say you don't know how the people before you came up with it.
6. Plan ahead for the presentation to strongly shut up anyone who may start to point out facts by stating "We can go on for a long time in great detail about that, but that's for another time" or say "There is so much to that discussion we need to put together a presentation for another date to address that"
-The customer has come to us with a valid complaint that our products are defective by design. Any engineer in this company can clearly see that. As engineering 101 information was ignored in the design. We will just gather a team to bandwagon-engineering the customer with information.
-I don't know what I am doing with engineering so I am going to bandwagon-engineer my idea to management.
-I don't know what I am doing with engineering so I am going to bandwagon-engineer my idea to management.
by de14532 August 23, 2012
Get the Bandwagon-engineeringmug. When your computer fan kicks into overdrive and spins at 100000000RPM, making a noise equivalent to that of a jet engine on take off
by X marks my dick November 17, 2017
Get the jet enginingmug. by psychoesthesiac July 10, 2010
Get the observation engineermug. by slickmoose2241 April 26, 2015
Get the dictional engineermug. Were the guy stands in front of the girl and the guy stands behind the girl and the girl in the middle goes back and forth on her hands and knees that's a boxer engine
by Chris dickum March 18, 2023
Get the boxer enginemug. Working on a pretend project with impractical goals, imaginary requirements, unachievable expectations.
by SequoiaMan December 4, 2009
Get the Fantasy Engineeringmug.