r/shittyengineering • u/Sir_Mister • Apr 18 '16
How resistors work!
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r/shittyengineering • u/[deleted] • Mar 09 '15
Quality ideas from 4chan. (X-post /r/4chan)
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r/shittyengineering • u/MixedMetafive • Jan 23 '13
How capacitors work: DC is blocked, AC passes through
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r/shittyengineering • u/Rainman764 • Mar 04 '16
I engineered a cat food dispenser for a friend
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r/shittyengineering • u/Steampunk_Pizza • Jul 26 '17
I hope this set of motion sensors does not create a tear in timespace continuum.
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r/shittyengineering • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '14
An example of dynamic instability of an elastic structure caused by positive feedback between the body's deflection and the force exerted by a fluid flow
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r/shittyengineering • u/MrCircles12 • Mar 20 '15
Don't have double A's? Use screwdriver bits!
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r/shittyengineering • u/mab122 • Jul 04 '18
Don't have the right audio jack? No problem.
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r/shittyengineering • u/medianbailey • Jul 12 '21
I designed and made a 3d printed, carbon fibre reinforced, ultralight butt plug.
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r/shittyengineering • u/PM-ME-YOUR-TITS-GIRL • Aug 06 '16
Improperly routed pipes
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r/shittyengineering • u/isle_say • Jan 31 '15
The HDMI cable is too heavy and would work its way loose.
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r/shittyengineering • u/EvMARS • Apr 28 '15
Even though he's on crutches, my friend found a way to drink this weekend.
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r/shittyengineering • u/Sir_Mister • Mar 01 '15
How inductors work. DC passes through, AC is blocked.
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r/shittyengineering • u/Chronic_Daze • Mar 16 '17
This drain is as helpful as that one person who says "don't be sad" when you're depressed
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r/shittyengineering • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '17
How not to fall on your face in the subway
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r/shittyengineering • u/WWaveform • Apr 10 '17
Brand new engine timing technology TOP SECRET
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