Scale
Far bigger than any dinosaur, this creature is believed to be the largest ever to live. It can weigh as much as 30 T. Rex.
What is the Blue Whale?
Despite its role in kickstarting the Industrial Revolution, this invention by James Watt was only able to convert 2% of its input thermal energy into work. Not very efficient!
What is the steam engine?
Like their counterpart, the sailfish, these marine creatures are some of the most agile in the sea, capable of swimming at speeds of up to 54 MPH. En garde!
What is the Swordfish?
These were the names of the first two sub-teams within AbsTech, which later became Foundry.
What are Workflows and Infrastructure?
After selling Invite Media to Google, these two co-founders started Flatiron Health in 2012.
Who are Nat Turner and Zach Weinberg?
Buried under 100 miles of ice, this moon of Jupiter possesses an internal ocean six times larger than all the waters on Earth combined.
What is Ganymede?
The most energy-efficient swimmers in the ocean, these animals create a donut-shaped "double vortex" to increase their distance traveled by 30%.
What are jellyfish?
In the final edition of its internal combustion engine muscle car, this Dodge behemoth can go from 0 - 60 MPH in a jaw-dropping 1.66 seconds.
What is the Challenger?
This former CTO performed the code review for one of the first Patient Manager commits in 2012.
Who is Gil Shklarski?
The logo for this major New York City-based bank was designed by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv; the same firm that created Flatiron’s double-diamond logo in 2017
What is Chase Bank?
The largest sports stadium in North America is home to this team, at one time known as "the champions of the West", although they're not very far West anymore.
Who are the Michigan Wolverines?
The most efficient form of these is to have a single one with multiple servers at the end. Don't wait long!
What are Queues?
Depending on your frame of reference, this celestial body is moving at either zero mph, 67,000 mph, or 500,000 mph.
What is Earth?
With 188 commits, this current Foundry team member has the most contributions to the patient_manager/ code directory
Who is Steven Tran?
The old office of Flatiron was located directly above this popular lunch spot in the Flatiron district. Buon appetito!
What is Eataly?
This allegorical personification is often depicted blindfolded, carrying scales and a sword.
Who is Lady Justice?
The grandfather of the efficiency movement, this individual published "The Principles of Scientific Management" in 1911; a first edition sits on Conal's bookshelf.
Who is Frederick Taylor?
This African mammal - whose name means "wild cattle" in Afrikaans - may surprise you with their speed, which can top out at 50 mph.
What is the Wildebeest?
Before ascending the corporate ladder, this person was the product manager for Patient Manager in 2016.
Who is Cat Miller?
Mackey Saturday - the brand partner who named Flatiron Render, among other products - is perhaps best known for developing the iconic script 'I' for this app.
What is Instagram?
An online implementation of this Jorge Luis Borges short story contains 10^4,677 books. That’s every possible 410-page permutation of the English alphabet!
What is the Library of Babel?
Steve Martin starred in the movie "Cheaper by the Dozen", based on this efficiency expert who also invented the eponymous "therblig".
Who is Frank Gilbreth?
This animal is able to change the color, pattern, contrast, and brightness of its skin in 200 milliseconds -- as fast as a human eye-blink!
What is an octopus / squid / cuttlefish?
This person made the first ever commit in the flatiron/patient_manager directory in 2012.
Who is James Dura?
This website was created to alert people to one of the most popular lunch options Flatiron's history.
What is 'isitsoupbucketday.com'?