# How do engineers know how to build stuff?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-engineers-know-how-to-build-stuff/28513>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-engineers-know-how-to-build-stuff/28513 "2000-08-08T02:25:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-engineers-know-how-to-build-stuff/28513/41 "2000-08-11T23:15:04Z")

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Well, I guess i shouldn’t have jumped from the 3rd post to the reply button. Oh, well.  
Thanks to those who lent recognition to us “knuckle draggers” 😃  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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