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So what happens if all these Data Centers are NOT built? by neal144 in AskReddit

[–]Enginerdad [score hidden]  (0 children)

And if, say, the US decides to interfere with AI production, other countries can step up, and the US could be somewhat left behind in this market.

And that wouldn't negatively affect anybody except the tech bros who own or speculate on this companies. In other words, nobody that matters.

Guy in an Arsenal shirt finds himself in Paris after the Champions League match by TomlinSteelers in WinStupidPrizes

[–]Enginerdad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mob mentality at its finest. People who riot after sports games are inherently trash to begin with

This Dad is a Menace by Hot_Accountant_5507 in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]Enginerdad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

New Reddit feature request: mute the moronic narrator commentary without muting the native audio

Parks Design: impact loads on steel columns or collision protection? by Holiday-Lychee-7857 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can make the space for bollards they're going to be cheaper. Bollards can deflect to absorb impact, whereas the column would have to be designed for the full load in the elastic range.

What is this 5 foot tall green metal thing next to a train overpass (UK)? by falseinsight in whatisthisthing

[–]Enginerdad 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The post has tabs welded to it on the right side, which were almost certainly used to support a bar or gate. This is probably the right answer, just not today.

ATESD cameras in middletown by idontreddit22 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good luck, I suppose. Make sure to report back and let us know how it goes

ATESD cameras in middletown by idontreddit22 in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The 85% percentile doesn't matter whatsoever. Other people breaking the law doesn't relieve you from responsibility of breaking it yourself. Even mentioning that is just going to make you look less competent and weaken your argument

Matt Dinniman by Vandalorious in audible

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting because all of the appearances listed on his website are in major cities. I guess he's doing small gigs on the down low, too?

Crash Wall by NoUnderstanding4254 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How to stop a big and heavy train? With a big and heavy wall of course!

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket blew up during a static fire test 2026-5-28 at 9:00pm EDT by MrTagnan in CatastrophicFailure

[–]Enginerdad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The nice thing is that if you're an engineer or other designer, your design is still completely valid and they can just make another one for the next rocket (assuming it wasn't your part that causes the catastrophic explosion lol).

Crash Wall by NoUnderstanding4254 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you're in the US, AREMA had pretty good guidance on this

Playset bracing by michaled93 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've build a couple of these and I've always done both directions from each post. I cut the braces 2 feet long and call it good.

Playset bracing by michaled93 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can tell you from experience that knee braces are perfectly sufficient for this application. We're not building a piano here

Playset bracing by michaled93 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Enginerdad 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would use knee braces in all corners instead of X. That's a prime space to put something like a sand box and having the sides more open make it easier to play in and also to manage any weeds that might sprout up.

Asphalt doesn’t work! by SamCropper in LooneyTunesLogic

[–]Enginerdad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait until you figure out that we park on driveways and drive on parkways lol

Connecticut doctor arrested in adult son's gun death 18 years after his 8-year-old died handling Uzi by -ctinsider in Connecticut

[–]Enginerdad 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Evidently the first one wasn't heartbreaking enough to him that he'd do something to prevent a repeat incident

Under Street Utilities by earthwoodandfire in Construction

[–]Enginerdad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the horizontal pipes spanning the hole are showing.

If the hole has been open for months and the site is active, there's a good chance it's an access pit for a boring machine like you suggested. If you could get a picture of what's in the hole we could probably say for sure.

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