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Mech engr. Worked in logistics. Worked on the Minuteman missile for SAC. Worked maintenance for the USFS under contract, including ADA work. I am skilled in most construction trades. I have a serious amateur interest in boats. I have worked in outdoor recreation for the last 25 years.

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Why are wind turbines installed slightly "nose up" as opposed to the blade disk being perpendicular to the ground?
Nov 19, 2023
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In a diesel engine, does more heat leave the engine through the tailpipe or the radiator?
Apr 20, 2020
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Can a riverboat tack upriver?
Jul 19, 2020
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Is it possible to build an efficient Electric Vehicle engine with minimal to no computing control systems?
Oct 22, 2020
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On steam locomotives with six driving wheels, why are the rear set of wheels placed further apart from the other two?
May 28, 2021
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Ship sinking prevention device using foam?
Aug 27
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Instead of dams to tap hydroelectric power, why not just pipe the river from further upstream, and then let the water fall down a great height?
Sep 27, 2022
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In case a plane stalls, what should stall first, the tip or the root of the Wing? Why?
Aug 11, 2020
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What is the difference between shaft power and brake power?
Dec 26, 2017
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Endless synchronous belt problem
Feb 21, 2021
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Verb meaning "to alter someone's famous saying"
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Is there a name for a window without glass?
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Alternative to "queer the deal"?
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A single word for non-domesticated animals that live among humans?
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Is there a familial term for apples and pears?