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1 Was Sundar Pichai offered a job after his B.Tech?

Yes, but not in Google. He did his graduation from IIT Kharagpur in Metallurgical engineering, where he scored more than 9cgpa. Then his professor sent a let…

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2 What would happen to Formula 1 cars if they waive all restrictions and let the engineers design whatever they want? How might that look like and would it be fun to watch the new cars race?

Once upon a time, there was a race kind of like that. It was called the Can-Am. When it first started out, it was a technological playground—almost anything…

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3 Is it true that the concrete inside used to create the incredible Hoover Dam is still drying to this day, and will be for another 300 or more years?

The curing of concrete integrates water molecules into the microscopic structure of the cement binding the concrete, making it much stronger. This process gi…

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4 In theory, could you use nanotechnology to engineer a knife that has the ultimate sharpness, such as an edge one atom thick?

It doesn't have to be in theory, because it has already been done! Sure, you could easily cut a steel knife down to one atom thick edges using lasers or high…

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5 What is a product design detail that only engineers will notice?

Oh, they’re so ubiquitous nowadays, I doubt only product engineers who work on making a slightly better one would notice. The pop-top.There’s really a lot go…

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6 What are you doing after a B.Tech?

I think I can answer this. After I failed twice in GATE exam, my wish of persuing M.tech from IIT ruined. I had no other options than to join any private com…

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7 Can you narrate your GATE journey?

I am writing this to tell my journey (from not qualifying GATE to AIR 268). Before starting anything, I want to tell you something about me. I am not good in…

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8 What are some examples of cheap products that were 'unintentionally well engineered'?

Dog Toys versus Baby Toys I read a humorous essay about this years ago, written after the author noticed that his baby much preferred the family dog’s toys o…

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9 What is wrong with engineering courses in India?

In the first year of college in IIT Delhi we were taught a course by the name MAL 124 (Abstract Algebra). Being in the first year we imagined our experience…

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10 What's the most ridiculous aircraft design that people have ever seen?

I’m going with Philips Mulitplane, 1907 version:More wings mean more lift, right? The Philips Multiplane 1907 was powered 22 hp engine and had 200 individual…

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11 What very simple design changes resulted in huge leaps in performance?

The way the cap is positioned on the bottle, the adding of push down requirements for unlocking to help reduce child overdoses. The positioning and choice of…

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12 What is something that is perfectly engineered?

Shipping containers are highly underappreciated. They are relatively cheap, and designed perfectly to interlock for mass transit of most of the things we buy…

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13 Why isn't 3D printing more widespread or adopted for more applications?

14 Genius Designs That Change Everything?

15 As an engineer, what is the most effective way to win a claw machine in arcades?

16 What can be a better option (I have no interest), IIT Delhi biotech or IIT Kanpur civil?

17 What are some interesting facts only mechanical engineers know?

18 How did they build the tunnels under Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World when you can’t dig down more than 6 feet in Florida due to the water?

19 How much of our modern technology could a skilled engineer recreate alone in their garage?

20 Why don't 3D printers use the movement system used for the z-axis on the x and y-axis?

21 Since pure water doesn't conduct electricity, is there a way we can integrate water cooling on a deeper level in computers?

22 What caused the 1500 degree fires under the WTC rubble that burned for months after their collapses?

23 What is your favorite construction project?

24 How airplane proof is the One World Trade Center?

25 How do wire guided missiles have so much range? How can a wire, with a length of hundreds of meters, fit in a missile?

26 What should every engineer know about risk engineering and management?

27 Was there no alternative to the space shuttle thermal tiles? It seems very fragile.

28 Did China get the technology for its super-fast trains from another country?

29 What is water hammer?

30 Which promising transportation technologies failed to gain market adoption?

31 Could an an engineer of average ability in 1940 successfully reverse engineer a 2010 personal computer and build copies or are there barriers that could not be overcome?

32 Are there designs that can exceed the Betz limit by using non-conventional approaches?

33 What are some examples of over-engineered products?

34 How does the "rain dome" on a train work, and could it be adapted for cars or other vehicles?

35 How are the tracks on the New York subway lubricated?

36 Does a designer's lack of hands-on machining experience lead to parts that are unnecessarily difficult to manufacture?

37 Why do we still use Allen keys vs. bolts?

38 What is the difference between a turbine and a pump?

39 How did the Romans treat water?

40 What happens to tunnel boring machines after they're done digging the tunnel they were designed to dig?

41 What are some examples of German over-engineering of automobiles?

42 Is hand-forged hardware inherently stronger than mass-produced hardware? A practical breakdown?

43 How are continuous welded train rails engineered to compensate for the length change caused by temperature differences?

44 Is an instantaneous underwater breathing apparatus feasible, like a portable unit that directly filters oxygen out of water?

45 How have people explained how ancient civilizations moved large stones?

46 What is the strangest engineering failure in history?

47 What intriguing facts do metallurgy experts know about other historical engineering failures that aren't widely known?

48 What were Isambard Kingdom Brunel's most significant engineering achievements?

49 If the top deck of a double decker London bus is completely filled with 220 pound people and there’s nobody downstairs, will it become dangerously top-heavy?

50 Why is there a gender difference as to bicycles?

51 Which percussion instrument (or stand) would you love to see redesigned with modern engineering principles in mind?

52 Do you think a messy workbench is a sign of a productive engineer?

53 What are the types of pipeline corrosion? How to protect?

54 What are some examples of real-life phenomena that are best described using complex numbers?

55 Why do electric trains show a jerky start, unlike the smooth-start of diesel-powered trains earlier in India? Is it not supposed to be smoother?

56 What is keeping us from driving steam-powered cars, as I think they would be more advanced than those of a hundred years ago?

57 What are some lesser-known facts about Russian technology, such as aircrafts and ships?

58 Why do engineers require advanced math skills when basic algebra and trigonometry can solve most formulas?

59 Why do so many proposed space missions get cancelled before launch?

60 If you stick a railgun under the Himalayas with the muzzle coming out of a mountaintop (and pump internal pressure to that of the mountaintop), would that enable you to drastically reduce the amount of fuel needed to put cargo into orbit?

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