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[–] neonred@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Scientists being theorists and not based in reality after all.

Engineers knowing it is necessary to ensure safety because "+" could mean something else in just this situation noone (especially scietists) thought about.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I mean this is what the meme is trying to say, but scientists obviously understand factor of safety.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The Demon Core is interested in your location.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm so very happy that we destroyed that thing.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

So this maybe kills the joke, which made me laugh. In my personal experience, most engineers are part scientists, and scientists who study engineering are part engineers. I can say that at least a small handful of the scientists I've met who study engineering may not really understand why engineers use a specific safety margin for a specific purpose, they understand practically that it's because no one wants to come close to a things tolerance. Especially when public safety is concerned.

It's a joke though. It's hyperbole, and I thought it was funny.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

If they did, they wouldn't need engineers.

But it's more of a division of labor I think.

It is the job of the scientist to discover a new idea. It is the job of an engineer to kill enough people to make the idea just safe enough to turn loose on the public.

Remember kiddies, scientific principles are written in ink. Engineering principles are very often written in blood.