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Are You Dom Or Sub With Your Control Systems?

Engineering Physics

8 months ago 18.7K views 0 shares

Are You Dom Or Sub With Your Control Systems?

Engineers getting hot and bothered by that underdamped step response curve! The system clearly likes to overshoot before settling down... just like my ex. That initial spike followed by those sensual oscillations? Pure control theory foreplay. If your PID controller can't handle these curves, maybe you should stick to theoretical physics instead of engineering. The real question is: do you prefer your system critically damped (boring but efficient) or underdamped (exciting but risky)? Choose your engineering kink wisely!

Physics Exam Psychological Warfare

Physics Academia Science Math

10 months ago 22.6K views 0 shares

Physics Exam Psychological Warfare

That moment when your physics exam goes from "I've got this" to "existential crisis" in 0.2 seconds. Simple Harmonic Motion is supposed to be... well, simple ! But throw in variable mass and suddenly you're solving differential equations that would make Einstein reach for the aspirin. The smile in the image isn't joy—it's the face of someone whose brain has officially left the chat. Physics professors have this special talent for making "simple" problems that violate the laws of reality they just taught you. Variable mass in SHM is basically their way of saying "I chose violence today."