Dordt
This is the founding year of Dordt College.
1955
This floating structure catastrophically failed in 1912, costing the lives of more than 1500 people. (Bonus points for why)
The RMS Titanic
This is what the beaver said when he saw the river.
Dam it
When your beaker spills, you should: a) clean it up, b) tell the prof., c) lick it, d) pretend it didn’t happen
c) lick it
These are the two most common engineering terms.
Shalom & Flourishing
This DU sports team has won the NAIA National Championship two years in a row.
Women's Basketball
This structural failure, located in Italy, attracts many tourists due to the unintentional oblique angles.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
This buoyant structure, made of gopher wood, took several decades to build and had a final length of 450 ft.
Noah’s Ark
You are running late to chemistry lab. You get there but then you realize that you forgot your safety glasses. You decide to: a) ask the professor if they have an extra pair b) quick draw a pair of glasses on your face and hope they look realistic c) go back to your room and are extra late to lab d) just decide to skip lab for the day
b) quick draw a pair of glasses on your face and hope they look realistic
The Doctor Master Timmer once said "_____ is like an engineer's _______".
Engineering paper, heroin
This Biblical term names one of the parking lots on campus
The promised land
This structural failure of a 50 ft tank in northern Boston released a 15 ft wave of this substance.
Molasses
The largest concrete dam in the US and required the rerouting of the Colorado river during its construction.
The Hoover Dam
This bold assumption turns your pristine-looking results into scientific fiction—especially when your error bars are just... missing in action.
What is assuming measurements have no uncertainty
When this prof had a cold, they told their class, “Take sufficient drugs and all things are possible.”
Professor Timmer
The number of EGR Clubs on Campus. (Name them for bonus points)
6 or 7 if Concrete canoe is counted as a separate club: ASCE, ASME, Bio, SWE, Tech, IEEE,
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, more commonly known as “Gallopin’ Gertie”, failed due to this reason.
Twisting oscillations due to the wind (Aeroelastic flutter)
The approximate length of time it took to build Solomon’s temple.
7 years
This reckless behavior might quench your thirst but could also lead to ingesting hazardous chemicals—definitely not recommended during an experiment.
What is eating or drinking in the lab
This prof once told their students to do “coke” lines.
Professor Breems
This plant, grown in the Dordt Prairie during the World Wars, Still populates the Prairie in small amounts today.
Weed/ Medicinal Marijuana
The number of times the Quebec Bridge collapsed during its construction.
Twice
The most extravagant of tombs, this was the tallest man-made structure of the ancient world and is one of the 7 wonders of the world.
Pyramids of Giza
This fashion-forward move might make you the star of a runway, but in the lab, it’s more likely to make you the star of a safety violation report.
Wearing open-toed shoes
Famous for their demonstrations, this prof warned their students, “This could go horribly wrong. Which is always a possibility when I do something practical.” They proceeded to say, “We are gonna turn this on and send up a prayer.”
Dr. Ho