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.
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
-Granadica in The Hot Gate, book three of the Troy Rising series by John Ringo
by Western_Rambler November 05, 2020
Someone in your engineering class who you mean a lot to and share many memories with. They really miss you when you are gone and don't know what to do without you. They can't wait until the next time they get to see you.
She is my favorite engineering-buddy.
by personalsecretservice August 07, 2017
I'm like Fumez the engineer
by Certifiedexeh August 11, 2023
Stan carried around the characters from the novel he was writing on a 2-gig memory stick, characters who were always changing and evolving, always, as he was so fond of saying, cybernetically engineered individuals.
by yalebno June 15, 2010
Anonymous Caller: Me and my cousin do the Thomas the Tank Engine Pipeline for fun.
Whataburger Employee: What's that?
Anonymous Caller: Its where you take a Thomas the Tank Engine toy and put in a condom and shove it in each other's ass.
Whataburger Employee: Sounds like fun I'll try it after work!
Whataburger Employee: What's that?
Anonymous Caller: Its where you take a Thomas the Tank Engine toy and put in a condom and shove it in each other's ass.
Whataburger Employee: Sounds like fun I'll try it after work!
You take a Thomas the Tank Engine toy and put in a condom and shove it in your ass or another's ass for fun; then you have a Thomas the Tank Engine Pipeline.
by An Enthusiast of Pipelines December 13, 2022
noun
A high-speed, jet-powered contraption resembling a fighter plane, whimsically imagined as a "global engine" (a fantastical, all-encompassing power source) navigating a wind tunnel filled with gusts of flatulent air. This playful term evokes the image of a supercharged vehicle testing its aerodynamics in a comically challenging environment.
A high-speed, jet-powered contraption resembling a fighter plane, whimsically imagined as a "global engine" (a fantastical, all-encompassing power source) navigating a wind tunnel filled with gusts of flatulent air. This playful term evokes the image of a supercharged vehicle testing its aerodynamics in a comically challenging environment.
After a week of testing, the engineers finally released the global engine fighter in a tunnel full of windy farts, sending it zooming through the air with a trail of giggles behind it.
by lucky-cat-generator February 12, 2025
by DarlingMichi July 26, 2022