Desk souvenirs

[Sschell]

the question is: do you have big enough nuts to screw with a bolt like that?

 

[maryannette]

Indeed! ???

 

[Road Guy]

weird, only one star wars reference thus far? Is this not an egineering board?

 

[Supe]

weird, only one star wars reference thus far? Is this not an egineering board?

You're forgetting that their mostly LoTR nuthuggers.

 

[kevo_55]

Well, it is screwed on with a heavy hex nut......

 

[MA_PE]

it's not the size of the bolt, it's the profile of the head and the length of threads that matter.

 

[envirotex]

Two halves of a chert nodule.

Family photos.

Plastic Tinkerbell figurine.

Hardened-steel cone-penetrometer tip.

Beaker finger puppet.

A yo-yo.

Some on my credenza, not my actual desk.

 

[IlPadrino]

^

You're in some high cotton with a credenza *and* a desk!

I've got no idea what a chert nodule is... I'll google it just as soon as I figure out who Beaker is.

 

[snickerd3]

I have a stuffed beaker magnet!!

 

[goodal]

About the coolest thing I have is a section of a energy wheel a vendor left during a visit. I have some Dilbert Cartoons on the cork board and an email from an architect I printed out that basically says "who is badal" after I have been working with his firm a on a large project for several months. Kinda keeps my ego in check.

 

[engineergurl]

I have part of a broken car jack... broke that trying to change the govt truck tire, was stranded in the woods for a while... I have a plactic fork missing a tine... which I ingested... A mini traffic cone to remind me of happier times... a sign that says... "remember everything Fred Astair did, Ginger Rodgers did backwards and in high heels." and one that says "DANGER: DO NOT ENTER, FIREING AREA." kinda boring I guess... but I knew I wouldn't be here forever...

 

[IlPadrino]

I'll google it just as soon as I figure out who Beaker is.

Which one is he?

 

[snickerd3]

really?! The crazy orange haired guy in the lab coat with tie.

 

[mudpuppy]

I have a piece of sand-encrusted glass on my desk. Bits of copper mixed in with it. This came from a 46 kV line that fell on the ground and the circuit breaker failed. It stayed energized for about 45 minutes, pumping about 500 A into the ground. . .sandy soil created glass.

 

[Dleg]

Thread from the dead!

I don't have any souvenirs on my desk now. After 8 months in the new job, I suppose it's high time I personalize this place a little.

 

[envirotex]

I'll google it just as soon as I figure out who Beaker is.

Which one is he?

Awesome, Rowlf and Gonzo...the complete set.

Like snick said...the one with the lab coat...4th from the right.

Here's the other...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chert

 

[IlPadrino]

Two lessons in one day... thanks!

 

[Wolverine]

Why, I have THIS of course:



Also:

- a sample of 25kV XLPE underground cable

- a segment of aluminum conductor melted at both ends (from Hurricane Katrina, to remind me to always check the line, end-to-end, twice)

- a pair of miniature bicycles with working cranks and brakes

- a snapped Campagnolo rear derailleur

- a GT 1990 National Championship Coke bottle

- a second place age group trophy from the 1998 Astroflash Tye-Dye 5K race

- a lump of coal

 

[Dark Knight]

I have a piece of sand-encrusted glass on my desk. Bits of copper mixed in with it. This came from a 46 kV line that fell on the ground and the circuit breaker failed. It stayed energized for about 45 minutes, pumping about 500 A into the ground. . .sandy soil created glass.

What the heck happened with the protection relay?

 

[mudpuppy]

^The relays worked fine (which is good, since I set them), but the breaker failed to trip. I think they ended up finding there was too much SF6 arc-byproduct (white powder) in the breaker that jammed up the mechanism.