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[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

North American engineers sometimes wear an Iron Ring, apparently.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hope they all take it off before doing anything power tool related or near any machinery that could catch it..

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

As originally conceived, the engineer's iron ring rubs against the drawings and paper upon which the Engineer writes and even in modern times, serves as a reminder when working on a computer.

Think it's intended more for the design engineer than the construction engineer.

But that said you can get some decent silicone rings that won't de-glove you if they get caught these days.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

A myth persists that the initial batch of Iron Rings was made from the beams of the first Quebec Bridge, a bridge that collapsed during construction in 1907 due to poor planning and design by the overseeing engineers.

How can you do that to my, Wikipedia? I never believed in Santa, but I believed in the tragic origin of the ring.

[–] KittyCat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don't think its common anymore, I didn't even see anything about this in undergrad or grad school.