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The Most Expensive Number in Engineering
How to put a price on the limits of knowledge
Surjan Singh
May 30, 2021
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#16 - Weighing a Car with Tire Pressures
The first thing I wanted to do with my Saab 96 was to establish a baseline weight. The cheapest scales used for racing are over $700, so that wasn’t an…
Surjan Singh
Jun 29, 2020
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#12 - In Defense of Bad Ideas
This past Friday was my last day working in Mojave. When I’m leaving a place, I usually like to visit my favorite restaurants one last time. Mojave…
Surjan Singh
Jun 8, 2020
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#10 - Learning to Draw
I’ve decided to learn to draw as a part of my engineering education. I’ve got three main reasons. First, I think art helps with observation. In order to…
Surjan Singh
Jun 2, 2020
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#13 - Cultural Differences on Stiffness
Ever since I helped design and build a Formula SAE car in college, I’ve never really had a firm grasp on stiffness. The conventional wisdom for cars is…
Surjan Singh
Jun 12, 2020
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#26 - World's First Hide Glue Composite
“Maxim of the pig: ‘Use everything and make sausage of the rest.’ ” — F.E. Kleinschmidt “Maxim of the sausage: ‘Use everything and make hide glue of the…
Surjan Singh
Sep 8, 2020
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#23 - Craftsmanship & Modern Manufacturing
In my stint in aerospace, the way manufacturing issues were dealt with usually annoyed me. If the issue was major enough, a committee would scrutinize…
Surjan Singh
Aug 11, 2020
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An Inventor's Quest for the NHL Pt. 20
Rethinking My Goals
Surjan Singh
May 26
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An Inventor's Quest for the NHL Pt. 1
The Origin of Ideas
Surjan Singh
Oct 11, 2021
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Restoring Accountability
I haven’t written for a while. My excuse is that I’ve been working on getting patent protection for an idea I’ve been working on -- I wanted to play it…
Surjan Singh
Oct 2, 2021
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An Inventor's Quest for the NHL Pt. 17
Bending Metal
Surjan Singh
Mar 18
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An Inventor's Quest for the NHL Pt. 15
A Big Step Forward
Surjan Singh
Feb 21
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