Unique UA Trivia
This molecule is one of the only molecules that expands when frozen
What is Water
Plane go brrrr
What is Aerospace Engineering
This dude made the lightbulb
Who is Thomas Edison
This continent which is also a country, is slightly wider than the moon by 600km
What is Australia
Before the University of Akron was called the University of Akron, it was called this
What is Buchtel College
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction unless acted upon by an opposing force.
What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
The most popular (according to a quick google search) engineering degree
What is Mechanical Engineering
Benjamin Franklin used this simple (probably not safe) contraption to research electricity
What is Key and a Kite
This symbol is the logo for Eureka. (Hint: Not a kangaroo or an explanation point)
What is Lightbulb
The number of undergraduate colleges in UA (I.e. College of Engineering & Polymer science...)
What is 4
What is the most abundant element in the universe
What is Hydrogen
This major deals with large, repeating structures of molecules
What is Polymer Engineering
These days, we have iPhone and Androids, but back in my day, telephones were first invented by this man.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell
This stops Jello from falling apart when it is not in a container
What is Surface Tension
This building on campus has burned down not once, but twice. First due to popcorn, and the second time due to candles at a sorority event.
What is Buchtel Hall
These shapes are commonly used in bridges and other structures to reinforce and increase structural integrity
What is Triangle
The University of Akron is one of the only colleges that offer this engineering discipline in the country
What is Corrosion Engineering
What is Steam Engine
This percent of the human body is made up of water
What is 73%
(+/- 10%)
This building, currently being sold by UA, used to be a dorm, which before used to be a hotel, which before used to be a Steel Cut Oats facility before someone died in one of the silos (this was a long time ago)
What is Quaker
This law is used only when these assumptions are true: There are no interactions between particles, All particles are points, All collisions with the container are elastic.
What is the Ideal Gas Law
At the University of Akron, there are three Computer based majors housed in the College of Engineering Polymer Science. There are Computer Science, Computer Engineering and this major.
What is Computer Informational Systems
Before John Deere built his big ol' tractor, he made this object typically used in moving dirt
What is Steel Plow
Snails, they are pretty marvelous creatures, if you ask me. In fact, did you know snails have a shell. Pretty crazy right? But, did you know snails also have 2,500 of this body part:
What is teeth