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Billy Eventually Became An Engineer...
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Billy Eventually Became An Engineer...
The origin story of every engineer who started with a math degree. Little Billy just wanted to learn about money, but completely misunderstood the lesson. Instead of investing cash, he invested in a math degree—the financial equivalent of buying a boat with a hole in it. Pure mathematicians spend years proving theorems that have no practical applications while living on ramen noodles. Then one day, reality hits and they reluctantly cross over to the dark side of applied science. Engineering: where math majors go when they finally want to afford groceries.

The Mathematical Food Chain
Math Science Engineering Tech Academia
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The Mathematical Food Chain
Ever notice how everyone has their own relationship with math? Mathematicians gaze lovingly at equations like they're staring at the Mona Lisa. Engineers just want math to help them build stuff without collapsing. Meanwhile, data scientists are over there turning numbers into cash machines! The mathematical hierarchy of needs - from pure aesthetic appreciation to cold hard cash. Next time someone says "I love math," ask them if they love it for its beauty, its utility, or its ability to fund their avocado toast habit.

The Brutally Honest STEM Major Flowchart
Academia Science Engineering Biology Physics
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The Brutally Honest STEM Major Flowchart
This flowchart is what happens when career counselors have a mental breakdown. Engineering? Only if you're "good with things." Chemistry? Congratulations on your future as a "fussy pedant." And let's not forget Computer Science, perfect for those who prefer "slow, indirect evil" over the more efficient varieties. The beautiful part is how it nails the existential crisis of every STEM student. "Why do you want to major in a STEM field?" Options include "curiosity" (adorable), "to save the planet" (delusional), or my personal favorite, the dawning realization that STEM was supposed to involve actual plants for Biology majors. After 30 years of teaching, I can confirm this is approximately 87% accurate. The missing 13% is the path where you choose your major based on which department has the least uncomfortable chairs in the lecture hall.

The Aerospace Engineer's Dilemma
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The Aerospace Engineer's Dilemma
The eternal dilemma of aerospace engineers standing at the career crossroads! Left path: NASA with its sunny skies, government funding, and the prestige of public space exploration. Right path: Lockheed Martin with its stormy atmosphere, defense contracts, and significantly higher salary packages. Both will send things to space—one for scientific discovery, the other potentially to make things go boom. The real question isn't which pill to take, but rather: do you want to build rovers that search for alien microbes or satellites that can spot a quarter from orbit? Either way, your parents will finally stop asking when you're getting a "real job."