Yep, that's what I said. That is a correct description of the cutting jet of a Linear Shape Charge, one of the coolest forms of explosive. The middle schooler in me still chuckles every time someone describes it that way.
Today was Day 1 of our 2-day preliminary design review. It went well. Lots of information about the process of getting here. Some very good information about the design. Design reviews aren't really engineering. The engineering has been done, and these are the reviews to present the results. There are big parts related to program management and documentation. The chairs of the review are chief engineers, so there's plenty of in-meeting engineering, but reviews themselves don't have a lot of fireworks (the way we do them, at least). So I've been chilling in the back of the room, watching the proceedings.
Tonight, the whole group went out to dinner. Not the best idea ever. The food was good, but with that many people, the service suffered. This place was better than the place we went after the lasy review, but 40 people will overwhelm any kitchen that doesn't expect them. Dinners and the like wear me out more than the technical reviews. Technical discussions are my comfort zone; small talk isn't.
Tomorrow we finish the review and get another tour of the supplier. This is my sixth or seventh visit up here. I've seen the place. If I'd known there was going to be a tour wasting my time, I'd have taken an earlier flight home. Eh, another few hours away from the office, some extra per diem, it's not all bad. More tomorrow.
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