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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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00:22:48

#217 Parking and Dyson Spheres

Toasting Design ·

2023/07/28

Have you ever noted the correlation between parking meters and Dyson spheres? Have you wondered how those measures put in place to manage public parking spaces could be applied to the construction of a structure around a sun? Have you actually listened to any of the podcasts before? There isn't a chance in hell we would be able to join those two points... unless... Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 20th July 2023

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00:23:39

#216 Drop tanks and Jet packs

Toasting Design ·

2023/07/21

Having written that title out I am now a little annoyed that I did not think of actually discussing drop tanks for jet packs. It was right there. We looked at drop "tank" batteries for aircraft, refueling techniques and jet pack sports. I'm dissapointed. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 13 July 2023

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00:16:20

#215 The Aftermath

Toasting Design ·

2023/07/14

Ahh what it a time it was. Anticipating what sort of work would be submitted by the students. Hoping it would be good. Left with nothing but that hope and no sign of an alternative. Except of course there were signs of the alternative, thats the power of hindsight for you... It. Did. Not. Go. Well. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 13 July 2023

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00:18:55

#214 Conversions or Repercussions

Toasting Design ·

2023/07/07

This topic set is a little more all over the place (our speciality really). A bit on conversions, a bit on repercussions and a dash of aircraft, its really our bread and butter (or toast and butter). Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 28 June 2023

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00:23:33

#213 A little less reckless

Toasting Design ·

2023/06/30

Recent events with oceanic exploration has us thinking of what else to do. Let's stop and think not "can we do it" but "should we do it" and then go about the usual (problem ident, development, etc). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 28 Jun 2023

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00:24:04

#212 Windsurfing but without arms

Toasting Design ·

2023/06/23

In what will become a problem for mech's in the second half of 2023, the allowance for persons without arms to partake in sports can pose as an interesting problem require novel solutions (novel in the sense that they don't yet exist - not regrowth bacta tanks or exoskeleton machines surfing the waves). Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 24 May 2023

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00:22:28

#211 Charging plug and play

Toasting Design ·

2023/06/16

Going off on a tangent in our favourite way possible we discuss from vehicle exhaust fume extractors to easy plug and release car charging. Try to keep up. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 24th May 2023

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00:27:02

#210 Windsurfer concepts part 2

Toasting Design ·

2023/06/09

This is a second part to a two parter. Suggest you have a listen to the first. Following on from an exercise for the 3rd year fluids exercise, we discuss what options are present for a wind surfing hydrofoil type design. We discuss what options we could foresee or at least expected and what the students themselves found. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on the 11th May 2023

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00:26:32

#209 Windsurfer concepts

Toasting Design ·

2023/06/02

Following on from an exercise for the 3rd year fluids exercise, we discuss what options are present for a wind surfing hydrofoil type design. We discuss what options we could foresee or at least expected and what the students themselves found. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 11th May 2023

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00:23:52

#208 Patenting Flight

Toasting Design ·

2023/05/26

We look back at Boer's learning for the week and discuss. Unsurprisingly, its about aircraft for the most part. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 4th May 2023

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00:23:44

#207 Communicating in hostile territories

Toasting Design ·

2023/05/19

This topic was inspired by a book (fiction). It doesn't nevertheless make it any less of a possible problem (though certainly a fiction book does not make for a referencable source, no matter how well researched the author may be or say they are). In many ways some of the better problem ideas can come from fiction, especially science fiction. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 4th May 2023 Learnings video link:

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00:24:37

#206 Efficient Cooking

Toasting Design ·

2023/05/12

We all have our hobbies. Online gaming, forging metals, failing student reports and one of my favourites is cooking. But there isn't always time for such matters. What to do... what to do... Make a podcast about it, is what we did. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 20th April 2023

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00:23:03

#205 Refining problems, sub-problems

Toasting Design ·

2023/05/05

This may sound like a lesson in refining problems. It is instead an exacerbated complaint against the inability of persons to understand what I am saying. Did that come across? No? Well then Ill setup an episode about me complaining about this too. If that doesn't help I can repeat the process as necessary. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 20th April 2023 Learnings video:

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00:24:47

#204 Electric Public Transport

Toasting Design ·

2023/04/28

Rest assured we completely cover a new transport scheme that is sure to be something you think of as "different." More than that I cannot and will not say. Other than steam catapult launched buses will make me use public transport. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 29th March 2023

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00:26:19

#203 Planning

Toasting Design ·

2023/04/21

Planning for a design is like planning for a holiday. Does that help? No? Well then let's tell you how we would plan for a holiday. If that doesn't help I recommend Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 29th March 2023 Video: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/11za7zr/this_specially_designed_cup_can_hold_coffee_in_it/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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00:21:07

#202 New Materials

Toasting Design ·

2023/04/14

When a new material or mechanism is finally released or discovered there tends to be a lot of hype in it. Sometimes this hype is merited, sometimes it is premature and sometimes it's fantastical. Let's discuss one of these new ideas. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 9 March 2023

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00:22:15

#201 Transforming Chairs

Toasting Design ·

2023/04/07

Inspired by the video linked below, we discuss the design, what we would do, the good, bad and ugly. https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/11g97u3/transforming_theater_in_sao_paulo/ Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 9 Mar 2023

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00:28:00

#200 Robot Wars V2

Toasting Design ·

2023/03/31

We (Boer and I) see a lot of students who are not so much interested in the problem but just have an idea they want to design for. We get that to. Today it's a new form of robot wars (google it). Note even in jumping right into the design, we are aware of an approximate problem but because it is not well defined, our ideas jump around a lot. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 23 Feb 2023 This is the 200th episode. Should we have done something special? Well technically episode 197 was the

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00:24:49

#199 Wheelchair Storage

Toasting Design ·

2023/03/24

Inspired by the video linked here: https://preview.redd.it/vylqpi1kb9ha1.gif?width=360&format=mp4&v=enabled&s=febf0e13558258b31d2916e1c07393aebdf62725 We discuss the design, the good, bad and ugly. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 23 Feb 2023

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00:26:39

#198 3rd year mech/aero design projects 2023

Toasting Design ·

2023/03/17

The design projects in undergrad at Wits SoMIAE change every year. We do this to keep things fresh, to make our lives (as the lecturer) entertaining and also gives students something new each year. We introduce these here as they tend to come up in conversations later in the year. Some starting thoughts, things to think about and the like. Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 15th Feb 2023.

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