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You posted in September when it was one month old, it's December now, how much does it go for, if still available?

Your bold 2 goes for how much last?
I offer 20k

jub009: Compaq mini 110c-1110SA.

Intel atom N270 processor (1.6 GHz)

160 GB hard drive , 1024MB

Service pack 3

Webcam , 10.1 ” 30k



BB Torch 1 30k .

Both are negotiable.

Your torch - 20k. Selling?

Niiade: Pictures please

Like this, call 08032308778.

Amaru101: 3 Uk used bold2 for sale
@ 25k each!!!
Call 08127803287

Any white? How much is the least you'd let it go?

Voy: Place ur orders nw

Still got curve 2 white? For how much please? Serious buyer

HazeeyzaH: Av got a clean bold 2... 25k negotiable

Serious buyer offering 18k, call or text 08032308778.

If you saw either of these scenes, you sure, at one time or the other, would have asked for Goal Technology to be deployed in Football.
Ever cared to know how this technology works? It's not as complex as being painted. Read this and stay informed. A tech concept explained in "street" language
http://go.engineer-ng.net/profiles/blogs/bring-it-on-goal-line-tech-all-the-way

saintneo: This sounds like building the great wall. How about we encourage the dredging of the Niger.

Abeg forgive spelling. Phone typos.

I think so too. Only the great wall is much more taller than what writer asks to build. Great advice, I think.

Saw this on The Engineering Network's website and thought to share here:



It’s the last half of October, the rains still pours like it was June. Even farmers didn’t ask for this much. Then Cameroon, wicked Cameroon opened up their dam. Oh damn. They‘ve had more than enough water to run their turbines. But here is Abuja, Kogi, Edo, Kwara, Delta, NIGERIA flooded. Help! Help!! Help!!! NEMA springs into action. Aaarrrgh. The deed’s done. Millions displaced.

“The Government is on top of the situation; measures will be put in place to forestall re-occurrence.”

Measures? While the Nigerian FG goes on to strengthen diplomatic ties with neighboring sovereign States and probably hold meetings with the heavens in a bid to talking someone up there into pouring less rains on our geographical space, the wise lives with the reality this new world presents, he does little things to protect himself, his family and his property from the floods, things as little as erecting SANDBAGS.

Yes sand! Present everywhere. Even the raging flood brings some more sands to you. “You could have curtailed my rage with these.” It seems to say. How many people however know the potency of sands as one big floodwater fighter?

Woven polypropylene sacs (BAGCO bags will do) filled with sands become useful armory for fighting floods. A barrier can be created with these sandbags as a flood mitigating measure. With a few simple calculations on the quantity of sand in each bag, number of bags required and the height of the barrier, all can go sleep in his property behind the sand bag barrier getting more assured than almost any government promised measures of prevention.

Quantity and Quality of Sand Needed

Fill every bag a little above half-capacity with sand. Sand is the easiest material for filling and shaping sandbags. Silt and clay in bags will form a good barrier, but working with those materials is more difficult.

Barrier Location

When selecting the location for the barrier, take advantage of natural land features that keep the barrier as short and low as possible. Avoid obstructions that would weaken the barrier. Do not build the barrier against a building wall due to the forces the barrier may place on the building. Leave at least 8 feet to maneuver between the barrier and buildings for observation, pumping seepage water and other activities.

Estimate Sandbags Needed

To get an estimate of the number of bags needed, note that a formidable wall is formed with a barrier base three times in length of the proposed height and a pyramidal/triangular formation for height more than one foot is better than a rectangular formation.
With those known, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommends the following formula for calculating number of bags needed per linear foot of wall.
N = ((3*H) + (9*H*H))/2

N -- Number of bags required per linear foot of barrier
H -- Barrier height (feet)

It follows that for a 3 feet high barrier, the number of sand bags needed per linear foot of wall is 45.
N = ((3*3) + (9*3*3))/2 = 45

Therefore, if the wall is to be 100 foot long, get 4500 bags. You sure don’t have to wait for the floods to come before you start gathering.

Stacking Sandbags

Place the first layer of bags lengthwise on the barrier (parallel to the flow), lapping the bags so the filled portion of one bag lies on the unfilled portion of the next, with the tied or open end of the bag facing downstream. Offset adjacent rows or layers by one-half bag length to eliminate continuous joints, similar to what is done laying bricks. Compact and shape each bag by walking on it to develop barrier strength and create a tight seal. Continue to walk on the bags as succeeding layers are placed.

Sealing the Barrier

Cover the sand bike piles with plastic or cellophane papers and place on them one layer of sand to hold firm.

Disposing of Used Sands

They have done their jobs but have become contaminated. You can imagine rubbish that came with the floodwater. These sands should therefore be properly disposed of. They are not supposed to be used by children for play but would serve well for typical construction purposes.

Nobody's strong enough to stand upright under a flood of weak materials but sandbags could be made sturdy enough to stand against a flood in its rage.


Source and Pictures: http://go.engineer-ng.net/profiles/blogs/building-simple-sand-barriers-against-flood

A moment, I think OP is talking about manufacturer's usage specification versus safety and health considerations.
If at rush hours in say Kentucky, a subway transports 750,000 people in one sweep, as long as it is designed to do so, good. But once it moves 750,001 people (even if all are seated), it is no longer safe.

I have personal experiences in these BRT buses, even when there are empty buses lined behind the one loading, BRT officials will not let the loading bus move until people are pressed against one another. There are only 16 (maybe 20) hand hangers, but people standing are far more.

Second picture, a young man standing just behind the door with earphone plugged. Imagine driver snaps door opened for a would-alight passenger. What would be the fate of that Chelsea fan?

By the way, nobody is smiling in those videos in London, Beijing, Newyork and Kentucky. They all show how much danger waiting to explode when humans are that packed together. Lagos doesn't have to thread that path. Eko o ni baje o

Hey all, I have been invited for an oral interview at Signal Alliance (a Lagos based I.T firm) for an internship position for a Developer/Programmer at the firm.
Wondering if any Nairalander ever attended this interview in time past or is attending this too. Kindly drop hints on what to expect.
What do a typical I.T firm pay for such position?
Thanks as always.

A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys? We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude!" The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him."

"Hi, George. Say, what's with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?" The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind firefighters who lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."

The group was silent for a moment. The pastor said, "That's so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight."

The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them."

The engineer said, "Why can't these guys play at night?"

Engineers learn and laugh on Engineering Network. Click http://ning.it/HZsVrH for details

Below is a footage from Chelsea's dressing room after their FA cup triumph over Liverpool. Can any one tell what's going on on Mikel's mind. The dude seems unhappy.

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Coming any less? I live in Lagos

Is that your best asking price. do call 08032308778 if you sell for 12k

sambass: after 2moro am no longer selling cos i need d money 2day or 2moro latest...so dont miss dis opportunity of watching supersports, africamagic, bigbrother and other gud dstv channels.

You don't have to threaten no one. 12k. Selling? I live in Lagos

how much is the Lenovo A750?

Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Education provides the Know-How Ability while Science, Engineering and Technology Training provides the Do-How Capability.

As it stands today in Nigeria, SET training is obtained by students of engineering only during their SIWES outings. Just wondering if that exposure is enough to round out an engineering graduates formal eduation. Should the programme be completely abolished for a one-year post graduation Internship programme or should both stay to complement one another?

Let's help the curricula planners decide with our comments here http://ning.it/JeafXt or here. They are at a crossroad. Thanks.

Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Education provides the Know-How Ability while Science, Engineering and Technology Training provides the Do-How Capability.

As it stands today in Nigeria, SET training is obtained by students of engineering only during their SIWES outings. Just wondering if that exposure is enough to round out an engineering graduates formal eduation. Should the programme be completely abolished for a one-year post graduation Internship programme or should both stay to complement one another?

Let's help the curricula planners decide with our comments here http://ning.it/Je4ER1 or here. They are at a crossroad. Thanks.

There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all things mechanical. After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired. Several years later the company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multi-million dollar machines. They had tried everything and everyone else to get the machine to work but to no avail.

In desperation, they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past. The engineer reluctantly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine. Finally, at the end of the day, he marked a small "x" in chalk on a particular component of the machine and said, "This is where your problem is." The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again. The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his service. They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.

The engineer responded briefly: One chalk mark - $1; Knowing where to put it - $49,999.

Need more engineering jokes? see http://ning.it/HZsVrH

It was paid in full and the engineer retired again in peace.

T.stone:
Am beginning to embrace toye's timetable. Unilag made an advert on friday to prospective corps members for batch B to come and register their names before the list will be sent and gave a deadline which I think is wed or thur of this wk. Besyds a polytechnic also made the same...and sm1 told me dt my sch(OAU) is already collating her list too n wld be sent this wk. One thing that is sure now is that there is gonna be BATCH B by JULY!!!

what dept did you graduate from at Ife? Did you fill any mobilization form? I also graduated from Ife. Kindly reply asap

Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"

The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."

The second engineer nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't have fit."


More rib-cracking jokes here. http://ning.it/HZsVrH Engineers laugh too. You can't believe.

I was dazed when an interviewer asked this question at an interview I attended some days back. I did flop, I knew. So, I posted this discussion on a Nigerian engineers forum and was dazed by some mind blowing responses I got. In two sentences, you tell why Engineers study dy/dx. You may want to see answers to this question proffered by practicing engineers http://go.engineer-ng.net/forum/topics/why-do-nigeria-engineers-study-dy-dx-nigeria-engineering?xg_source=activity. Drop your response on this thread and maybe there.

I was dazed when an interviewer asked this question at an interview I attended some days back. I did flop, I knew. So, I posted this discussion on a Nigerian engineers forum and was dazed by some mind blowing responses I got. In two sentences, you tell why Engineers study dy/dx. You may want to see answers to this question proffered by practicing engineers http://go.engineer-ng.net/forum/topics/why-do-nigeria-engineers-study-dy-dx-nigeria-engineering?xg_source=activity. Drop your response on this thread and maybe there.

Lafarge Ready Mix (a subsidiary of Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc) is looking for experienced, intelligent and highly motivated individuals to fill the following positions:

LOCATION: LAGOS

1. SALES EXECUTIVE (001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Negotiate the sales and supply of ready mix concrete and related services to customers
• Maintain personal involvement in the ordering and delivery processes

Candidates Profile:
• Minimum of B.Sc/HND in any engineering field, Business Admin, Marketing e.t.c
• At least 2 years experience in sales of building materials (Construction Chemicals, Cement or Concrete)

2. PLANT & PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (PPS 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with sales/shipping department for optimum production schedule
• Handle raw materials supplies
• Coordinate with maintenance department for preventive maintenance of plant and equipment

Candidate’s Profile:
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 3 – 5 years experience in operation of Asphalt or Concrete Plant

3. MAINTENANCE AND TRUCK WORKSHOP SNR MECHANIC (MTWM 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure Plants and Vehicles are maintained in the most time efficient manner and routine maintenance are being planned and scheduled to minimize downtime

Candidates Profile:
• Degree in auto engineering or Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Good working Knowledge of CAT wheel loaders and Mercedes ACTROS concrete mixer trucks
• 2-3 years experience in maintenance of Asphalt or Concrete Plant
• 6-7 years experience “Hands on” in maintenance, engine repair and heavy duty equipment.

4. HR OFFICER (HRO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintenance of staff database
• Prepare employment Contracts and any administrative documents
• Conduct Recruitment and Selection exercises
• Handle disciplinary issues
• Oversee Employee welfare

Candidates Profile:
• Degree in Social Sciences or Humanities
• Good Orgnizational skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work within minimal Supervision
• Computer literate
• 2-3 years working experience in HR department

5. AUTO MOBILE MECHANIC (AMM 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Repair and maintenance of Mercedes Benz Actros Trucks and pay loaders
• Engine overhauling

Candidates Profile:
• Trade Test I, II & III in Automobile
• HND/B.Sc in Auto Engineering will be an added advantage
• 5-6 years experience in Earth Moving Equipment Workshop

6. BATCH PLANT OPERATOR (BPO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure Plants are operated safely and concrete is produced as per customer specifications
• Organize drivers for delivery of concrete to customer’s project sites

Candidates Profile:
• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Trained electrician

7. QC TECHNICIAN (CONCRETE) (QCT 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out testing and QC in the plants and at the customer’s project site
Candidates Profile:
• B.Sc in Chemical or Civil Engineering
• 2 years experience in material laboratory

8. CONCRETE PUMP OPERATOR (WITH D/L)- (CPO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Safely operate mobile concrete pumps with boom lengths up to 46mts
• Daily maintenance and cleaning of assigned concrete pump truck
• Assist with minor repairs and changing of tyres

Candidates Profile:
• 4-5 years experience in driving Mercedes Benz ACTROS Trucks
• 2-3 years experience in operation of mobile concrete pumps
• Age 30 – 35 years

9. CONCRETE TRUCK MIXER DRIVERS (CTMD 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure concrete is delivered to customer’s site in a safe manner
• Daily maintenance and cleaning of assigned concrete pump truck mixer
• Assist with minor repairs and changing of tyres
Candidates Profile:
• 4-5 years experience in driving Mercedes Benz ACTROS Trucks
• Age 30 – 35 years

10. PAY LOADER OPERATOR (PLO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure concrete plant are loaded with material as per plant operator’s instructions
• Daily preventative maintenance and minor repair of assigned pay loader
Candidates Profile:
• 4-5 years experience in driving CAT Pay Loader

11. STOCK CONTROLLER
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintaining inventory data
• Management of issuance and receipt of stock
• Facilitate distribution and management of materials
• Development and maintenance of internal control mechanism of stock

Candidates Profile:
• HND in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience

Applicants should send their applications and resumes to:
readymix@ng.lafarge.com. Mail subject should be the Job code

All applications must be submitted on/before April 7th 2012. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application for more than one position will be disqualified.

I saw these jobs on this site http://go.engineer-ng.net/forum/categories/engineering-jobs/listForCategory There are a lot more jobs advertised there

Lafarge Ready Mix (a subsidiary of Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc) is looking for experienced, intelligent and highly motivated individuals to fill the following positions:

LOCATION: LAGOS

1. SALES EXECUTIVE (001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Negotiate the sales and supply of ready mix concrete and related services to customers
• Maintain personal involvement in the ordering and delivery processes

Candidates Profile:
• Minimum of B.Sc/HND in any engineering field, Business Admin, Marketing e.t.c
• At least 2 years experience in sales of building materials (Construction Chemicals, Cement or Concrete)

2. PLANT & PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR (PPS 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with sales/shipping department for optimum production schedule
• Handle raw materials supplies
• Coordinate with maintenance department for preventive maintenance of plant and equipment

Candidate’s Profile:
• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 3 – 5 years experience in operation of Asphalt or Concrete Plant

3. MAINTENANCE AND TRUCK WORKSHOP SNR MECHANIC (MTWM 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure Plants and Vehicles are maintained in the most time efficient manner and routine maintenance are being planned and scheduled to minimize downtime

Candidates Profile:
• Degree in auto engineering or Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Good working Knowledge of CAT wheel loaders and Mercedes ACTROS concrete mixer trucks
• 2-3 years experience in maintenance of Asphalt or Concrete Plant
• 6-7 years experience “Hands on” in maintenance, engine repair and heavy duty equipment.

4. HR OFFICER (HRO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintenance of staff database
• Prepare employment Contracts and any administrative documents
• Conduct Recruitment and Selection exercises
• Handle disciplinary issues
• Oversee Employee welfare

Candidates Profile:
• Degree in Social Sciences or Humanities
• Good Orgnizational skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work within minimal Supervision
• Computer literate
• 2-3 years working experience in HR department

5. AUTO MOBILE MECHANIC (AMM 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Repair and maintenance of Mercedes Benz Actros Trucks and pay loaders
• Engine overhauling

Candidates Profile:
• Trade Test I, II & III in Automobile
• HND/B.Sc in Auto Engineering will be an added advantage
• 5-6 years experience in Earth Moving Equipment Workshop

6. BATCH PLANT OPERATOR (BPO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure Plants are operated safely and concrete is produced as per customer specifications
• Organize drivers for delivery of concrete to customer’s project sites

Candidates Profile:
• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Trained electrician

7. QC TECHNICIAN (CONCRETE) (QCT 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out testing and QC in the plants and at the customer’s project site
Candidates Profile:
• B.Sc in Chemical or Civil Engineering
• 2 years experience in material laboratory

8. CONCRETE PUMP OPERATOR (WITH D/L)- (CPO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Safely operate mobile concrete pumps with boom lengths up to 46mts
• Daily maintenance and cleaning of assigned concrete pump truck
• Assist with minor repairs and changing of tyres

Candidates Profile:
• 4-5 years experience in driving Mercedes Benz ACTROS Trucks
• 2-3 years experience in operation of mobile concrete pumps
• Age 30 – 35 years

9. CONCRETE TRUCK MIXER DRIVERS (CTMD 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure concrete is delivered to customer’s site in a safe manner
• Daily maintenance and cleaning of assigned concrete pump truck mixer
• Assist with minor repairs and changing of tyres
Candidates Profile:
• 4-5 years experience in driving Mercedes Benz ACTROS Trucks
• Age 30 – 35 years

10. PAY LOADER OPERATOR (PLO 001)
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure concrete plant are loaded with material as per plant operator’s instructions
• Daily preventative maintenance and minor repair of assigned pay loader
Candidates Profile:
• 4-5 years experience in driving CAT Pay Loader

11. STOCK CONTROLLER
Key Responsibilities:
• Maintaining inventory data
• Management of issuance and receipt of stock
• Facilitate distribution and management of materials
• Development and maintenance of internal control mechanism of stock

Candidates Profile:
• HND in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience

Applicants should send their applications and resumes to:
readymix@ng.lafarge.com. Mail subject should be the Job code

All applications must be submitted on/before April 7th 2012. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application for more than one position will be disqualified.

I saw these jobs on this site http://go.engineer-ng.net/forum/categories/engineering-jobs/listForCategory There are a lot more jobs advertised there

To a lot of people, the word “engineering” is interpreted only as a discipline - the discipline that deals with the art, skill, profession, and technology of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes. This is the noun side of the word. Being a gerund, the word engineering is also a verb, a verb literally meaning ‘to engineer’.

Engineering (to engineer) means to design practical application of science to commerce or industry for a particular people at a particular time. “Practical application” being the keywords here. This means solving a peculiar people’s problems. Engineering (say) in USA isn’t expected to be called the perfect engineering for the China, Italy or Nigeria space. Engineering should be markedly different in different places and at different times.

The foremost engineer of the Renaissance era was Filippo Brunelleschi, who designed and built the immense dome for the Cathedral in Florence (Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore) in the mid 1400s overcame a challenge at that time and for that people - an earlier cathedral, an ancient building, founded in the early 5th century and having undergone many repairs, was crumbling with age and was no longer large enough to serve the growing population of the city. Great engineering for the largely Roman Catholic Florence population of Italy. The first steam engine was built in 1698 by mechanical engineer Thomas Saver. The development of this device gave rise to the industrial revolution in the coming decades, allowing for the beginnings of mass production. Another landmark achievement for the England of the seventh century.

Today, our challenges have taken on new dimensions. In Germany for example, engineering challenges may be developing carbon sequestration methods. In the US, preventing nuclear terror or to reverse-engineer the brain in Japan. These are grand challenges which if overcome would make the world a better place but are they the right engineering for Nigeria?

To say Nigeria’s most magnificent problem today is nuclear power generation will be hyper-tasking the Nigerian engineer. Focusing solely on power generation as a matter of fact has left many other problems unattended to. There are simple problems facing the man on the street other than gigantic national challenges. Most of these problems are simple and as such require simple solutions. Simple solutions which have been overlooked or slightly touched in our engineers training process.

Our engineers while in school are so lost in the euphoria of solving complex mathematical problems that on graduation can’t be trusted enough to (just) neatly weld metals, leaving us to import those metal shades at our traffic junctions. Our buildings collapse at the slightest provocation from rain. Our elevators (lifts) now fall almost as regularly as stocks price on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The ankle-length made in China rain boots no longer fit for use in our thigh reaching floods. These are only a few immediate challenges many Nigerian Engineers can help with while we wait to have the mystery behind power generation unraveled. Solving these challenges would give us the impetus to tackle even greater challenges that come afterwards.

That, sure would be engineering for Nigeria.


I am a member of an online based Network of Nigerian Engineers. The Network offers support to professional Engineers and student engineers alike with professional and academic projects. If you have a passion for Engineering, I encourage you to sign up at www.engineer-ng.net We believe Nigerian Engineers are those who should build Nigeria

vb0mb: I did nt understand d story op pls expatiate.

You go fear nah. Dem dey explain jokes? Got it from a site though. http://ning.it/HZsVrH. Those guys have rib cracking engineers jokes.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Degree or HND/HNC Mechanical Engineering.
• Pro/E / ACAD skills preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, techniques and engineering design.
• Basic knowledge of materials, welding and heat treatment.
• Familiarity with industry standards and design codes.
• Have a working knowledge of systems, procedures and other departments within the company.
• Desire to provide world class service to customers by aligning global teams under the service platform.

The job details are (of course) more. Click http://ning.it/HZQ2WP to see all and apply

Today they're leading a priest, a drunkard and an engineer to the guillotine. They ask the priest if he wants to face up or down when he meets his fate. The priest says that he would like to face up so he will be looking toward heaven when he dies. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. The authorities take this as divine intervention and release the priest.
Next the drunkard comes to the guillotine. He also decides to die face up hoping that he will be as fortunate as the priest. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. So they release the drunkard as well.
The engineer is next. He too decides to die facing up. They slowly raise the blade of the guillotine, when suddenly the engineer says: -Hey, I see what the problem is.-

@poster. Thanks for sharing. Critical reasoning mixed with with humor. But I still think Chemists are no Chemical Engineers match. Pardon me if I'm wrong