A candle flame's hottest point is about 980 °F. The newest gas turbine engines sustain temperatures three times that in the combustor; greater than 1,000 °F fuel is routinely used for cooling other sections.
]]>Where's a pair of ice skates when ya need them?
I've always liked writing New Yorker-esque comic one liners, but can't draw cartoons for the life of me. Stripgenerator means I don't have to. My first attempt (context from a
previous entry).
Thoughts?
If you could teleport to any place in the world right this second, where would you go?
Downtown Denver. I drove through there over the summer. I've seen a lot of downtowns and this one struck me as being so lively. And it's right by the mountains!
]]>How did you celebrate Valentine's Day?
Submitted by Stephen.
Didn't.
]]>At corporate "info" sessions, students learn that all big engineering companies are the same. Take Lockheed Martin. They have a handful of sexy projects that make for really cool CGI animations (and that a tiny elite of the company get to touch), then a vast array of mundane defense programs that actually return profits. All of these companies allow flexible work hours, diverse promotion tracks, tuition reimbursement and fantastic benefits. They all pay well. They consistently show up on those "Best places to work" lists. The information's all identical to that on their employment websites, so they bribe students with free pizza (tip: Fortune 100 companies usually are the most generous in that regard; avoid the no-name info sessions if you're hungry). That's why I went.
It's an entrepreneurship seminar course. One credit, no homework or tests, just come once a week and hear some guy talk for an hour. Below speaking is Josh Linkner, CEO of ePrize (the guy on the screen is one of his investors).