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How Everyday Things Are Made

Posted by michael on from the no-slide-rules dept.

OckNock writes "The Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford University in conjunction with Design4x has released online courses on design and manufacturing that include over 4 hours of streaming video (Flashplayer required). Some of the topics include airplanes, crayons, and waterjet cutting. If only they had this when I had studied mechanical engineering - maybe I would have stayed awake in class more."

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  1. Ah, the memories by Megane · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I was a kid, all you had to do was tune in Mr. Rogers to see crayons being made.

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  2. Just on time! by sinserve · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some of the topics include airplanes, crayons, and waterjet cutting.

    I was depressed after reading the story about tech jobs being
    outsourced. But this new story suggests me a new career and I can already
    see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am gonna become a World-Class
    Crayon maker.

    /me "borrows" candles blackout and emergency box ...

  3. Hmmm by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    I dont see anything there about how babies are made

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  4. No way! by jeffkjo1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean I've been lied to all these years.... stuff isn't made by tiny gnomes who live inside of everything?

  5. Re:Mr. Wizard by josh+crawley · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm.

    Mr. Wizard: So this old man invites little boys and girls over to his house to do "experiments". We never meet Mrs. Wizard.

    No, there's nothing suspicious here.

  6. Re:great stuff! by Jardine · · Score: 4, Funny

    middle and upper management often look down on divisions that don't do "real work."

    I wonder if that might be considered irony.

  7. I hope the poster didn't pass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I only they had this when I had studied mechanical engineering - maybe I would have stayed awake in class more."

    Stick to the crayons, dude. I wouldn't want to cross any bridges you "engineered."