Engineering Newsletter – June 2022

Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada.

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Gavin Simone, P.Eng., PMP, LEED AP

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9 thoughts on “Engineering Newsletter – June 2022”

  1. Thank you for reading. This month’s question is, what is your favourite science experiment, and what scientific principle it demonstrate?

    1. Hello Gavin,

      My favorite experiment is one that deals with Fluid Mechanics, specifically density. The experiment answers the question – what happens to the water level after a floating ice cube melts?

      After conducting the experiment, you will find that the water level remains the same, which is quite interesting. It really shows us that rising water levels on earth are the result of ice melting on land, and not icebergs melting in water.

      Anyhow, I hope someone else try’s this simple experiment and finds it interesting.

      Thanks,

      1. Hi Marcelo,
        Great experiment! Yes, rising water levels are impacted by land-based ice and the ocean’s warming up (thermal expansion). Thank you for sharing.

  2. My favourite experiment was building a mouse trap car, it demonstrates conservation of energy and leverage.

  3. I always enjoyed the egg drop experiment as a child.
    It encourages trial and error leading to an irritative design process.

  4. Louis Lemaire

    Great question. There are so many science experiments to consider. Exploring theoretical physics with the Large Hadron Collider is probably up there on my list of interesting ones. I’m also a amateur space nerd and it’s wonderful to see all the different micro-gravity experiments on the ISS, and similarly watching SpaceX experiment as they engineer the Starship. Anyway, too many to choose from… following the scientific method, we will find the truth!

  5. Jerrett Bellamy

    I did a science fair project back in grade 7 or 8 on how a carburetor works using Bernoulli’s principal. I used a tube filled with water and hoses of various diameters sticking out the top and blew across them with a balloon to see how much water each size released. Relatable since I was into dirt bikes at the time (and still am…)

  6. I enjoy chemistry experiments of all kinds. One memorable one was the difference in buoyancy between 2 types of ice cube. 1 was with regular water and floated, one used heavy water and actually sunk while frozen due to the increased weight of the water molecules from the extra neutrons attached to the hydrogen atoms

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