Quiz: Engineering the Holidays
Quiz: Engineering the Holidays
Some quick questions about applying the engineering lens to Christmas.
Sure, when most people think about the holidays, they think about peace on Earth or perhaps gifts. But engineers might turn their restless brains to run the numbers of holiday traditions. Here are some questions you didn’t know you wanted answered.
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