50 Examples Proving That Not All Engineers Are That Smart

After the ambulance left, Carlos was wondering if buying work clothes off of Temu was worth the savings.

Well, that looks uncomfortable...

Redneck range hood.

...stupid, but workable. once there's weight on it, that ladder isn't going anywhere....if you're mindful.

Nudist camp restrooms?

Needs duct tape.

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Yepper THATS going to hold up just fine.

...be rilly impressed they figure out how to remote lock/unlock it..

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....when you got passed ahead on shop math, and you really shudnt have been..

I can see what happened here, the question is why is the counter so low?

Home depot lumber lately

....what could go wrong, really? 😕

Seen this before. Not a fail; some solid redneck engineering.

Every tree dreams of one day of being a telephone line.

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle

...didn't I try to tell you the Hadron Collider was a bad idea, Mel? Didn't I? "..a tear in the fabric of the multiverse," I believe I said. Well, melVIN???

...and the gold for free form gymnastics goes to:

...a hairpin turn?

Tell us you have a marijuana growing plant in your flat, without telling us....

Red Green is so proud..

Dude, honestly, duct tape!!!🤣🤣

won't work. They trip internal...

Well....if it works.....

...is that....bacon?!? 😲🤭

That's ... terrifying Oo

That's not going anywhere, said Tom, as he ran away as fast as he could.

Well, it was either that or trim the fan blades....

...obvs ran out of screws, or it'd be a little better secured..

Plumbers have no respect for structural integrity.

Stick a banana on top using duct tape, and you have a$1.6 million dollar work of art.

...a municipality!! your tax dollars at work..

....landlords have *so* many problems (like trying to get ahead on properties they can't really afford, poor bastards)...can't we just appreciate the half assed s**t they do, while charging top dollar?

Thermodynamics modafuka!!

You could also use a less expensive solution called a mirror

Nope. Just nope. I'll go behind the nearest bush.

Aren't screws supposed to go into wood? Asking for a friend.

At least there's no gap underneath!

...cutting electricity usage by a fourth, since 2021: Allston Brothers Electric

Some old, very old, houses connected to form bigger appartements. For those who admire the outsides of the buildings of old cities in the Netherlands: This is what you get inside, in a good 30% of the cases. Plus staircases which look like ladders.

When the Mafia fit the security cameras

That looks like somebody took parts from different faucets, threw them together and installed it in a very bad way.

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This actually took some skill. It’s kind of clever.

...wonder what that wire's supposed to connect to..

We were working nearby and had some extra asphalt....

Crinkle-crankle walls. "The sinusoidal curves in the wall provide stability and help it to resist lateral forces, leading to greater strength than a straight wall of the same thickness of bricks without the need for buttresses": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinkle_crankle_wall

I've slept on concrete beds, they are common in some African places. It's cheaper than metal and does not get eaten by termites. But you do need some form of mattress on top.

Fred was surprised how many people found the 'hidden' switch

" Measure twice..". Oh what the hell. Just eyeball it. How bad could you be off?

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methinks there be some o' that photoshoppin' goin' on here.

During Covid, toilet paper became so valuable, people would keep theirs in a locked safe next to the toilet, with only the owners knowing the combination.

"Step closer, it's shorter than you think"

Measure twice, cut once.

At least make it look like Snoopy

...next time you think you're talking to Jessica online? Keep in mind, Larry's just having some s****y fun with you..

....for when you n yours have had... disagreements...

...wait. they conquered gravity? how did I miss that?!?

...the question is, was that a reaction after? or planned?

...nope. not a single reason for regulations, or regulatory agencies with teeth.

Ummmm. You can't even use it with the pipes running through it. You can't pick it up to pour and I don't see any valves to get the water from.

This is the thing I hate to see in home, exposed pipes for central heating and also in bathrooms...NOOOOOOOOOOOO

I think a missing pipe cutter was the issue.

....when they decommissioned an air force base, a privately owned company got ten years tax free just for moving in and occupying the old main warehouse...and making money hand over fist, mind. I came aboard in their fourth year, became their Safety and Occupational Health manager in their fifth. Just about five months into it....I realized half the fire alarms in a plastic factory were inoperable...and completely half the overhead sprinkler system was also inoperable. The folks doing the inspecting half a*s things real often...

...😲🤯...that took a minute..

Reminds me of a screen saver I was had