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This weekend is conference weekend.  :D  And for anyone apt to jump to conclusions, it's actually an engineering conference that my university is hosting.  We built a canoe to race against other schools in the area.  And...we built it out of concrete.

Aw. Yeah.  Engineering for the win.

My college life, which is usually filled with fellow engineers, is now flooded with them from other states and universities.  It's a party.

If you're friends with me on facebook, you will already know that being surrounded by engineers is sometimes not ideal.  Here are a few posts I made recently, for those who didn't see them:

"Engineers are a wonderful bunch. They ask you for your number, you know, for "homework purposes". Then they only call or text for homework purposes. -.- Why so clear-cut and logical?"

And

I got a text the other day from a lab partner who had gotten my number, you know, for "homework purposes".

Him: "You going to be around this weekend? :)"
Me: "More or less. Why?"
Him: "Sweet. I wanted to see if I could borrow your book tonight or tomorrow."

*facepalm*

Engineers, as you may imagine, are not the greatest when it comes to dating.

So, here is a handy list to help you realize that even though they may only want to do homework on friday nights, engineers are actually dateable:

TOP 5 REASONS TO DATE AN ENGINEER

1) Free body diagrams

2) No other couple could enjoy a better moment

3) We know how to handle stress and strain in any relationship

4) The world does revolve around us; we chose the coordinate system

5) According to Newton, if two bodies interact, their forces are equal and opposite


Another reason (not in the top five, but there are so many more reasons...) that I particularly like:

Significant figures.