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Toasting Design

Engineering design has a lot of nuances and caveats. This podcast discusses those and a few side tracks from time to time. Brought to you by the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand

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00:24:11

#177 To sleep or go crazy

Toasting Design ·

2022/10/21

Every now and then we tackle something that is far out of our area of expertise. You naysayers out there may say it happens more often. To you I say <legally removed statement covering a persons existance and limited relevance, disregard accoridingly>. To the rest, what do you know about taking care of a person that is put in a coma? Hosted while not sleeping by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 30 Aug 2022

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00:30:34

#176 Design Series Part 26

Toasting Design ·

2022/10/14

The mechanism This is part 26 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 30 August 2022

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00:29:26

#175 Not thinking things through

Toasting Design ·

2022/10/07

It could be argued that we need to think our topics through further but thankfully those are not up for evaluation. Design decisions however, are. The knock on effect of not thinking it through more thoroughly is discussed in part. Hosted lazily while fishing* by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 23 Aug 2022. *Hosts were not actually fishing, harming or dismembering fish during the recording of this episode. Boer did bite a giant piece of cardboard that was just lying around. His health is being

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00:24:15

#174 Specifying a Solution

Toasting Design ·

2022/09/30

The design specification is the specification of the final design. The final design is a solution to a problem. The final design must therefore clearly indicate how the solution is successful. It is not just a list of parts, components, specifications and some CAD. Hosted grumpily and tired of seeing the same old s%^&##$t each time by S Schekman and M Boer on 23 August 2022

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00:25:37

#173 Reinventing the food processor

Toasting Design ·

2022/09/23

Okay, cards on the table. I don't think we really covered the reinvention of the food processor. Probably because it doesn't need it. But that at least was the kicking off point for us to lose track and get lost in the topic. I'm rather pleased with the outcome. Hosted by chef Boer and sous chef Schekman on 16 Aug 2022

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00:30:09

#172 Fire!

Toasting Design ·

2022/09/16

It probably says something that our topics keep coming back to fire and fire related destruction. But at the least we are discussing how to deal with those wonderfully, vibrant, dancing, warm flames. The crackle in the winter winds, the constant blackening as the old is taken over to become ashes. But I digress. Its sort of what we do. Hosted in a heated debate by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 16 Aug 2022

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00:21:09

#171 Heated Torpedoes

Toasting Design ·

2022/09/09

Why would you need to heat a torpedo? Well think about spreading butter on toast. Using a heated knife allows for easier spreading and less damage to the toast. Applying that literally to torpedoes would imply we can more easily spread the explosive along the hull of the ship and thereby damage it less. I may have missed the point of this topic as I was filling in a risk assessment while doing so. Hosted while unheated by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 2 Aug 2022.

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00:22:59

#170 Reflection

Toasting Design ·

2022/09/02

We have gone on side tracks in a couple episodes in the past. We have not, however, gone on a sidetrack and then come up with a new terminology: Reflection. Expect to see this one used again in future episodes. Also this is the 170th episode. That makes this just as special as every other episode. I thought it was important to mention. Those interested in the answer to the next test should pay careful attention to what 170 could mean. Hosted with lack of hindsight despite the term by M. Boer and S

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00:31:17

#168 Design Series Part 25

Toasting Design ·

2022/08/25

Mechanism design This is part 25 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 22nd June 2022

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00:28:07

#169 Designing for rare occasions

Toasting Design ·

2022/08/19

There are primary problems, there are secondary problems and then there are those other problems (tertiary problems?) that are largely insignificant but if not solved the functionality of the design can be, on rare occasions, drastically affected. For the most part if they are not solved there is no issue but on those rare occasions where it does happen it could have longer term problems. We have a light look into this. Let us know if you would like more on it. Houston by M.Boer and S.Schekman on

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00:30:07

#167 Design Series Part 24

Toasting Design ·

2022/08/12

The mechanism This is part 24 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 7th July 2022

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00:29:43

#166 Design Series Part 23

Toasting Design ·

2022/08/05

Mechanisms This is part 23 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 30th June 2022

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00:24:33

#165 Drone Soccer

Toasting Design ·

2022/07/29

Now I know you are surprised to hear that we, two aeronautical engineers, are discussing something aero related but it is true. More over we are two aeronautical engineers with very little understanding or interest in sports that are forcing our misconceptions, misunderstandings and lack of caring into what could be your favourite sport. Your thanks can be sent through to ToastingDesign@gmail.com. Your comments can be emailed to <redacted staff email address>

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00:29:28

#164 Design Series Part 22

Toasting Design ·

2022/07/22

Mechanism design This is part 22 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 22nd June 2022

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00:29:47

#163 Inverse Design

Toasting Design ·

2022/07/15

The design field is full of buzzwords. These words are typically elegant ways of summarising a complex approach or way of analysing something. It is good to actually understand the nuts and bolts of the principle, idea or method. You may find it is something you have always done and now someone has just come up with a name for it. Like the Schekman - the task of actually finishing a design project - when last did you pull a Schekman? yb detsoh M. Boer and S.Schekman on the 1st June 2022

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00:31:16

#162 Design Series Part 21

Toasting Design ·

2022/07/08

Design Refinement This is part 21 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 6th June 2022 Episode analytics

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00:28:28

#161 Novel Innovation

Toasting Design ·

2022/07/01

The reinvention of the novel is bound (pun intended) to be met with stern and rigid backlash. Persons simply like having the physical pages before them. Its something to hold onto, to quickly flip back and forth on (where is Gondor in relation to the Shire again? - to the map page). While there are mass and dimension savings with ebooks its just not the same. Then again maybe I am getting the word novel mixed up with novel. Maybe that is the point Hosted on the shoulders of innovation (and bar

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00:26:13

#160 Go Figure, Skating

Toasting Design ·

2022/06/24

This has nothing to do with figure skating, we don't know the first thing about figure skating. But in thinking of titles for the episode the only skateboard related things that came to my head was avril lavignes skater boi and I'm not going there. I don't even want to know what that says about my psychosis. So rest assured we are talking skate boards. Unless you want to hear about design around figure skating in which case let us know at ToastingDesign@gmail.com. At least itll let me know someone

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00:24:38

#159 Irrationally Unconservative

Toasting Design ·

2022/06/17

More words, more phrases, more ways in which you can get yourself lost in "am i doing a preliminary design" or "is this complex analysis." Brought to you by the 3rd year aero class of 2022. Not literally, we could try let them speak but it would either be the quietest episode yet or alternatively a s*%$%W#tshow of noise as everyone tries to talk to you at once. So instead Boer and Schekman will paraphrase the idea and principle. Or is it Schekman and Boer. Or is it just Schekman talking to

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00:25:16

#158 Shopping in the dark

Toasting Design ·

2022/06/10

Load shedding (look it up) is becoming such a mainstay in the lives of South African's that the topic of how can we be better at shopping in the dark, makes more sense than installing a generator in the back. That's not quite what we are talking about here but at the very least its a significant part of the deal. Hosted which a torch and quickly burning match by M.Boer and S. Schekman on 11 May 2022

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