By far the most interesting dream I had this week was when a person I know pretty well was really an alien in disguise. It's one of those cases where if you knew him personally, the thought of him being an alien is beyond funny.
I've never had an eye for proportion... guess my left brain is way too overeager to shortcut to verbal symbols. Which is not too much of a problem for an engineer, I suppose: most of our drawings have precise measurements for each element; nothing is left up to the eye.
It also means I occasionally take a stab at the more "graphic design" style of art, highly stylized and very forgiving. Of course, given what I've just been typing, the fact that I chose this particular piece to post on my blog is kind of ironic.
Interpret it however you want... like many of the creative forays that I actually decide to pursue, I could identify several unique ways in which it could be applied to me.Reality check. Sidenote: if you ever see a containment vessel that looks like THAT, run away. Quickly.
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"Interpret it however you want..."
ReplyDeleteSo the engineer generally has to 'contain' the creative impulse within him/herself so as to maintain a focus on the job at hand? Hopefully not too much as this would certainly put a damper on the spirit of progress and innovation.
Ahah... the 'breakaway segment' style (sorry, I don't know the technical term) of the diagram shows us the inner workings, yet also doubles up as an escape mechanism for the creative side!
Love the reality check, hehe.
Yet at the same time: the reactor core cannot do its work without containment; a burst of radioactivity and its "fire" is gone. In containing and regulating it, we enable it to provide power for thousands.
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(sidenote: try having engineer stand for "rationality" and artist stand for "emotion" or "soul" and see what you get)
Oh, and by the way, breakaway view is a correct term. I think broken section or something of the sort also works.