VGmaster9 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 What industry do you find the most interesting? For me it's the oil industry, for how competitive it was and still is. The Gilded Age was such an interesting time for industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I like cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I like trains So I voted for railroad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRadarEars Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I like all of them in a general sort of fashion, because I end up researching them when I'm on a simcity or war-sim kick and want to understand the mechanics behind something or other irl.if someone made a polish armored train anthro it would be my husbando, no bully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlynnCoyote Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Construction Industry. Not just because I work in it, but it amazes me how quickly buildings can go together these days. I've lived in my current suburb for just over four years, and in that time five new apartment blocks have gone up, and two more are almost finished. All within walking distance of where I live. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 what about the porn industry 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WileyWarWeasel Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Oil and shipping for me, though I have a lesser interest in the other industries too. It's amazing how much of an effect even small movements in these industries have everywhere else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Concrete is the foundation of the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalletFace Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 14 hours ago, FlynnCoyote said: Construction Industry. Not just because I work in it, but it amazes me how quickly buildings can go together these days. I've lived in my current suburb for just over four years, and in that time five new apartment blocks have gone up, and two more are almost finished. All within walking distance of where I live. Cities in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia are now covered in prefab concrete buildings and brutalist structures, but it is pretty hard to tell that they basically looked like fields with huge piles of rocks in them 65 years ago. Construction is amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGmaster9 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 15 hours ago, FlynnCoyote said: Construction Industry. Not just because I work in it, but it amazes me how quickly buildings can go together these days. I've lived in my current suburb for just over four years, and in that time five new apartment blocks have gone up, and two more are almost finished. All within walking distance of where I live. Not to mention how difficult the work itself really is. From operating cranes to using heavy power tools such as jackhammers. Just take a look at this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopaw Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I have to go with rail as it is the nearest industry to me to work in as a backup plan in case I can't get into something more electrical engineering oriented beyond 25 Kv AC cantery. The UK practically invented rail and then managed to ruin it along with the rest of its engineering and manufacturing base just so London could have more service industry jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongbob Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 It's got to be the engineering industry. Without good engineering all of the rest of these things are useless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlynnCoyote Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 3 hours ago, Strongbob said: It's got to be the engineering industry. Without good engineering all of the rest of these things are useless. You say that until you work in one of those other industries and have to correct numerous engineering fuckups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosha Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 The Computer Industry. It's more fun to compute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Business security, analytics, and marketng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaly Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Railroad, space, military and construction industries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongbob Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 5 hours ago, FlynnCoyote said: You say that until you work in one of those other industries and have to correct numerous engineering fuckups. What!? We engineers never make mistakes! 😜 Note that I said 'good engineering' in my OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, Strongbob said: What!? We engineers never make mistakes! 😜 Note that I said 'good engineering' in my OP. This reminds me of a running engineer joke A man is traveling by a hot air balloon. However, he gets lost and asks a man below "Where am I". The man on the ground answers "You're on a hot air balloon". The man in the balloon replies "You must be an engineer. You give me a technically correct answer but that information is useless for me" ... So you can create an ingenious product of engineering but it's still going to fail if you don't make it idiot proof because if you don't, the users of that product will fuck up your creation for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilBear Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I spent 5 years in the oil industry. It was interesting work I guess. I can vouch for the engineer thing. "Hey put X here it'll work." "But uh, that will literally kill us." "Oh. Well... Oh. You sure? It works on paper." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrecker Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 On 2016-09-29 at 6:35 PM, VGmaster9 said: Not to mention how difficult the work itself really is. From operating cranes to using heavy power tools such as jackhammers. Just take a look at this. That's like everything you don't do in one shot, though. It'd take one fucking stupid crane op to run their unit on its limits with nothing under the outriggers and not checking the ground conditions. Not to mention that crane will generally lock you out before you can get close to doing something stupid like that. Any kind of override is usually performed under an engineered lift plan, and like fuck if anybody is going to perform a lift when there's enough wind to put a load into standing structure... Walking under a suspended load is just plain stupid on all counts... Pipelining is something else, though... Working with sidebooms up on one track with their counterweights fully extended in sloppy mud hanging off of thousands of pounds of steel is fucking crazy. It's get 'er done 10000x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I'm getting increasingly interested by entertainment production, and the technical side of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 The media industry controls so many parts of our lives and in some of the most insidious ways that it's actually pretty fascinating to read about but also terrifying too it's great 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossa Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Chemical, because of the drugs. It's the one that's delivered some of the most fun, certainly. But all in all, none of these; perhaps the publishing industry, or the world of art and music? I don't know that these are industries, per se. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revates Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 The medical industry, I find it amazing how fast it constantly changes, develops and advances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissFleece Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 The film industry! Because I enjoy learning how movies, costumes, and props are made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 On 10/1/2016 at 9:05 AM, willow said: The media industry controls so many parts of our lives and in some of the most insidious ways that it's actually pretty fascinating to read about but also terrifying too it's great The Fox news administration called. They are pleased to see your impressive resume and your enthusiasm. They'd like to hire you as their news reporter. ... But yeah, I agree, media manipulates a frightening portion of our lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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