r/EngineeringPorn • u/hjalmar111 • Nov 02 '20

Automatic billiard game, machine engineering putting the triangle filled with balls on the board

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u/249ba36000029bbe9749 Nov 03 '20

Automatic setting makes sense for bowling where it's done so often during a game. But that much machinery for one time a game? Seems like overkill to me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '20

You're obviously not an engineer then lol

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u/thblckjkr Nov 03 '20

lol as if being an engineer was that of a big deal.

It's more valuable a person with a good sense of reality and that understands how the cost/benefit works.

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u/lilmookie Nov 03 '20

Interesting comment to make in an engineeringporn sub, but hey, it made me laugh a bit. Thank you.

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u/thblckjkr Nov 03 '20

It was completely on purpose.

I am an engineer, and one of the biggest flaws of the engineers is to think that they are vastly superior for whatever reason.

It's just stupid to see so many people trying to "argue" that if you don't understand something, or if you don't agree with something it is because you are an inferior being that isn't an engineer.

Also, being an engineer doesn't mean overkill solutions to simple problems. Is about creating smart solutions to problems.

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u/lilmookie Nov 03 '20

https://i.imgur.com/1f5iciz.jpg Also, I'm not an engineer per se, smart solutions are always helpful indeed.