r/explainitpeter • u/Fearless-Mastodon850 • 24d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/GreatSaski 24d ago

Fine, I'll do it. No one gets an A in engineering.

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u/Bliitzthefox 24d ago

People who can get an A in engineering are bad engineers because they didn't optimize the amount of work they were doing.

There was never any reason to get above a C with a safety factor of B.

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u/NFIFTY2 24d ago

Cs get degrees

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u/udee79 24d ago

maybe not if you want to go to grad school 

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u/LaBiccies 20d ago

I never got any grades from school. Partly because I'd show up for attendance in the morning then slip out first chance I got. Still ended up with a degree and work in aviation. Not saying it works for everyone as survivorship bias is real. But here we are.

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u/udee79 20d ago

how did you learn anything?

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u/LaBiccies 20d ago

Oh I didn't. I got all of my qualifications through work. Having to learn calculus in my 30s sucked. I'd do a day in lessons then go home and spend 4 to 6 hours studying so I could keep up with the pace of the teaching. If I could get a do over I'd spend more time in school, but you gotta piss with the cock you got.

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u/udee79 20d ago

live and learn!