The Engineer vs. Physicist Showdown

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The Engineer vs. Physicist Showdown

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The eternal struggle between theoretical physicists and practical engineers! The physicist is losing his mind because "g is not equal to pi²m/s²" (gravity being approximately 9.8 m/s² rather than the mathematically cleaner ~9.87 m/s²). Meanwhile, the engineer is just like "did you actually verify this with a calculator?" Engineers care about what works, physicists care about theoretical precision. The best part? The approximation pi² ≈ 9.87 is actually pretty useful for quick mental math, but that physicist is NOT having it. Classic academic territory dispute caught in the wild!

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