Novice gearbox designer: Due to the lack of free space in my gearbox I had to put one gearshaft between the teeth of a gear on another shaft.
Contributed by Evgeny Yantovsky, April 2009
Engineering Professor: In your project to design a large workshop with many heavy benches and lathes the floor is rather thin; how can you have this without supporting pillars?
Student: It's very simple. I found the resultant force of the equipment weight; it acts through the centre of the floor. I designed a hole at that position, so that the resultant force has nothing to act on.
Contributed by Evgeny Yantovsky, April 2009
Q: How do you stop a fish from smelling?
A: Fit it with a nose cone.
© Jim McGovern 2009
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