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Engineers in Canada wear "iron" rings that are meant to be representative of this responsibility[0]. While not actually true, most of the time people talk about
by mabbo 8y ago
Engineers in Canada wear "iron" rings that are meant to be representative of this responsibility[0]. While not actually true, most of the time people talk about it they claim the rings were originally made from a failed beam of the first Quebec Bridge[1], improperly engineered.
My wife has three pieces of jewelry- engagement ring, wedding ring, iron ring. She doesn't tell me which one she loves best.
[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge
- Insanity 8y agoThat's actually a really cool tradition imo. Never heard about it until now. Thanks for that!
- PakG1 8y agoI had thought it was a North American thing, if not a worldwide thing. Canadian speaking. Goes to show that it's easy to assume the world is the same everywhere.
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- 3rdAccount 8y agoAmerican Universities with engineering departments have an Order of the Engineer ceremony and I recall some people got rings I think. It's been a few years though.
- tempVariable 8y agoAs a cannuck, I can chuckle at the fact that one of our Ontario bridges lasted 42 days before it failed.[1] [1]https://globalnews.ca/news/2957484/design-improperly-tightened-bolts-named-as-factors-in-nipigon-bridge-failure/ https://globalnews.ca/news/2957484/design-improperly-tighten...