http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z94QFh0xWBg
(note the vid description 
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Dec. 12, 2011 6:24 p.m. paul Reader
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Dec. 12, 2011 6:36 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork
I want my 9 minutes and 35 seconds back!
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Dec. 12, 2011 7:31 p.m. wbjones SuperDork
glad you posted that ... I don't have to watch
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Dec. 12, 2011 7:32 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
I made it about 2 minutes in...
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Dec. 12, 2011 8:52 p.m. procainestart Dork
I work at an engineering firm. This video will be forwarded to many of my favorite eggheads tomorrow. They will laugh.
EDIT -- That mower is totally grassroots (sorry):
Mowing Enginerd said:
4HP Rated Engine Output
110 Octane ((R + M) / 2 method) Sunoco Racing Fuel
Rotella Full synthetic oil (5W-40)
Head milled 0.075"
Ignition timing advanced 7 degrees
Main jet opened up 20 percent
5HP (3.7 kW) Estimated power output
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Dec. 12, 2011 8:59 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
Ha, I missed all of that the first time. Here I thought it was just a boring video, what do you know, I was right.
I will, however, forward it to my BIL the engineer.
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Dec. 13, 2011 5:51 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
When an Engineer has a dog.
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Dec. 13, 2011 5:59 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
What a crappy lawn.
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Dec. 13, 2011 7:49 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
914Driver wrote:
When an Engineer has a dog.
thanks for that!
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Dec. 13, 2011 8:02 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
bravenrace wrote:
What a crappy lawn.
he's an engineer, not a designer. That grass is doing the job it was designed to do.. cover the ground
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Dec. 13, 2011 8:53 a.m. Brett_Murphy Dork
A really sharp engineer would be researching other ground coverings that did not require periodic removal of excess materiel.
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Dec. 13, 2011 9:33 a.m. monark192 HalfDork
Brett_Murphy wrote:
A really sharp engineer would be researching other ground coverings that did not require periodic removal of excess materiel.
Or as the notes on the video finish "Negotiating possible subcontract for remaining portion of job."
