Well, I haven’t had the time to post every day like I hoped (maybe in the future I’ll be able to), but I did come across an interesting item or two I wanted to get down. One of those is a note about our current technological ability.
During my SolidWorks studies, I found the following link: https://forum.solidworks.com/message/122353. On it, M. G. Martinez-Saez gives a powerful example of what we are now capable of—an entire power plant cooling package can be designed by ‘a couple of engineers’ in ‘four weeks.’ (Search for either of those phrases to go right to the post which is almost halfway down the page.) Included is a picture of a four-story, ten tower structure, approximately 700′ long by 60′ wide. (A typical apartment bedroom is about 10′ x 12′, to give you an idea of the scale.) He indicates our current computer programs allowed us to shave two engineers and five months from the design of that building. Absolutely amazing!
I will leave you to ponder what type of a world we want to create with this ability. We make more with less, so fewer people are involved, yet our population continues to expand. How do we get the technology to benefit everyone? It can be done, and I look forward to seeing our creativity applied to the challenge!
