Simulation Memes

The classic engineering student journey from "ugh, CAD homework" to "I've created a fully-functional nuclear reactor design at 4 AM instead of finishing the simple assignment." Computer-Aided Design starts as this intimidating mountain of software complexity, then suddenly becomes an obsession where you're designing ridiculous contraptions while your actual assignment sits untouched. The progression from reluctance to addiction is painfully accurate - that moment when you realize you've spent 12 hours perfecting the aerodynamics of a theoretical toaster instead of completing the simple bracket you were supposed to model. And the final stage? Pure despair as you realize your magnificent creation cost you the actual grade. The engineering circle of life in six perfect frames.

The evolution of an engineer's brain illumination perfectly captured! Starting with professional tools like Autodesk and MATLAB—respectable but basic neural activity. Then Blender and Excel light up a few more neurons because, let's face it, spreadsheet wizardry is practically a superpower in engineering circles. But MS Paint? That's where true creativity sparks. And when you reach the enlightened realm of LEGO Digital Designer, Kerbal Space Program, and Minecraft—congratulations, you've achieved engineering nirvana! Building virtual rockets or 1:1 scale replicas of the Death Star clearly requires more brainpower than any finite element analysis. The final ascension to godhood? Angry Birds. Because nothing says "I've mastered physics" like flinging poultry at green pigs with mathematical precision. Newton would be so proud.

When your CFD simulation goes from solving partial differential equations to international politics in one boundary condition. Nothing says "I've given up on convergence" like adding a dictator to your flow field. The poor grad student who made this was probably on their 47th hour without sleep, surviving on cold coffee and mathematical despair. This is what happens when you tell engineers to "think outside the box" but the box is a domain with Dirichlet boundary conditions.