So my boss and I were on a conference call (we're project mgmt) with sales and engineering.
We're trying to figure this project out so we got the engineers on so we can swiftly figure out what the physical problem is on the calculation. The engineer had a very slow and whispy 'nerdy' voice (so stereotypically) and the following is what took place:
My Boss:So is it a radome dish at 150' or is it a drum dish?
Me: My preliminary determination shows it may be a drum dish, I checked with contracting but what does your wind loading calculations say, Ron?
Engineering guy: *in a bored monotone* Well the structural report.... we have here shows that it may be....... neither. Maybe it's a grid round dish...... It's like a... you know those dishes..... that have the ring border......... but the inside is actually........ gridded?
Me: Ah. You're right, the gridded center just may explain why the wind loading for the dish that size is so little.
Engineering guy: Yea... that...... just may be it.
My Boss: What is a gridded dish?
Me: It's dish that's has a solid ring borders but the center has gridded slits. It sort of looks like a halo.
My Boss: Oh, never hear----
Engineering: Did you just say HALO? *Suddenly excited* Yeah, it's a great game. You know I try to use the sniper gun most of the time. Do you, *Stutters out of excitement* do you play online? Xbox Live right?
Me: *Going with the flow, to be nice* Hahah yea, it IS a great game. So we're going to go ahead with the grid di----
Engineering: I try to use the melee (pronounces it extra feminine like, MAY LAY) weapon but I always get killed. Man I can't wait til I go home and play tonight.... *mutter mutter*
Sales: Okay, okay, thank you Ron. Alright Rich, we'll price it with the customer with the grid. Thanks.
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---call ended----[/b]
HAhahaahha my boss and I looked at each other like WTF. It was a grade-A nerdom. I couldn't believe a scene like that occured that I would only see in movies or something. :beer:
We're trying to figure this project out so we got the engineers on so we can swiftly figure out what the physical problem is on the calculation. The engineer had a very slow and whispy 'nerdy' voice (so stereotypically) and the following is what took place:
My Boss:So is it a radome dish at 150' or is it a drum dish?
Me: My preliminary determination shows it may be a drum dish, I checked with contracting but what does your wind loading calculations say, Ron?
Engineering guy: *in a bored monotone* Well the structural report.... we have here shows that it may be....... neither. Maybe it's a grid round dish...... It's like a... you know those dishes..... that have the ring border......... but the inside is actually........ gridded?
Me: Ah. You're right, the gridded center just may explain why the wind loading for the dish that size is so little.
Engineering guy: Yea... that...... just may be it.
My Boss: What is a gridded dish?
Me: It's dish that's has a solid ring borders but the center has gridded slits. It sort of looks like a halo.
My Boss: Oh, never hear----
Engineering: Did you just say HALO? *Suddenly excited* Yeah, it's a great game. You know I try to use the sniper gun most of the time. Do you, *Stutters out of excitement* do you play online? Xbox Live right?
Me: *Going with the flow, to be nice* Hahah yea, it IS a great game. So we're going to go ahead with the grid di----
Engineering: I try to use the melee (pronounces it extra feminine like, MAY LAY) weapon but I always get killed. Man I can't wait til I go home and play tonight.... *mutter mutter*
Sales: Okay, okay, thank you Ron. Alright Rich, we'll price it with the customer with the grid. Thanks.
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---call ended----[/b]
HAhahaahha my boss and I looked at each other like WTF. It was a grade-A nerdom. I couldn't believe a scene like that occured that I would only see in movies or something. :beer:
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