by seethishat
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- It's like Ga Tech (Georgia Tech). The domain names are different (gatech.edu versus vt.edu) as are the program rankings... VT should be honored to be pronounced in a similar way as they are ranked way lower than Ga Tech ;)
I have degrees from both. Ga Tech is a much better school for Computer Science and Engineering.
Sorry Hokies. Mike Vick also pronounced it "Va Tech" during interviews. So to most people, you are "Va Tech" and should be happy when a dad asks his kid... hey do you want to go visit Ga Tech or Va Tech? As if they are the same.
by vtbassmatt
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- As a Hokie, it drives me crazy that journalists (and ESPN) continue to use the non-name “VA Tech”. It’s VT, Virginia Tech, or the full name, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. https://brand.vt.edu/licensing/university-trademarks.html#tr...
- Nice, very practical engineering.
I wonder if arranging the stabilizing wires at an angle (instead of directly horizontal) might reduce their tendency to cling water, or could the acute angle actually make it worse? Maybe the best would be a zig-zag pattern, but that's more complex to manufacture and might be worse at holding the strings apart.
- Instead of a 2D matrix, why not go in depth and have many layers similar to a bee hive box?
- It's not virtual analog tech scientists building a better musical instruments :)
I had no clue what a fog harp is, turns out it's used for harvesting water - interesting tech!
- It's interesting because you can turn this into meter-ware (like moskito nets) and it does not need fancy materials or coating processes, just clever use of geometry.
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