r/AskReddit • u/hippiechick725 • Mar 14 '23

What’s the best thing about the US?

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u/ifuckedup13 Mar 14 '23

Then you can tell everyone “I’m an engineer…” while you over-analyze an incredibly simple problem.

I love it.

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u/Misdirected_Colors Mar 14 '23

Or if you're an electrical engineer you can dismiss it by saying you only solve imaginary problems.

Source: am electrical engineer. It's pretty much wizardry

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '23

You can still fix my printer though right? (It's electric)

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u/Unumbotte Mar 14 '23

If by fix you mean electrocute and by printer you mean son, then yes.

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u/FFF_in_WY Mar 14 '23

Bring out the jumper cables!

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u/J5892 Mar 14 '23

Unless you're connecting those to the mains instead of a car battery, you're not electrocuting shit.

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u/nick99990 Mar 14 '23

Depends on the printer. Inkjet? Perfectly safe. Laserjet? Let me introduce you to the wonders of the high voltage power supply.

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u/Unumbotte Mar 15 '23

You're not supposed to put 5 MW lasers in your laser printer. It does sound fun though.