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And most fresh engineering graduates know nothing about real engineering. You don't intentionally half bake the design, but you do intentionally try to exceed
by huffmsa 6y ago
And most fresh engineering graduates know nothing about real engineering.
You don't intentionally half bake the design, but you do intentionally try to exceed whatever your maximum design specification is.
The wing flex test, for example. 150% of the expected maximum flex the structure will experience during real operation.[1]
Even with software, you can't stop at "well I think this is the maximum load this service will handle in production." You need to know what will happen if that expectation is exceeded. Maybe nothing, or maybe your initial estimate was too high to begin with.
[1] https://media.wired.com/photos/59345489a88f414d9a8ca259/master/pass/index1.jpg https://media.wired.com/photos/59345489a88f414d9a8ca259/mast...
- rumanator 6y ago> And most fresh engineering graduates know nothing about real engineering. And that's ok, that's why they are supervised by experienced engineers, who in turn in relevant projects with some complexity answer to senior engineers. But even then screwups might happen, and sometimes it's ok. Nevertheless, unlike the spin that is being given to this disaster, that doesn't mean accidents are desirable or sought after. Particularly when the accident consisted of exploding the prototype that was already scheduled for flight tests.