Thank you from your winner, David
Well, this was certainly the most enjoyable competition I’ve ever been in – and not only because I won! Thanks to everyone involved: the organisers, the other engineers and especially all the school students for their excellent questions and lively comments. I was very impressed with the questions, which covered all kinds of aspects of engineering and science as well as what it’s like to actually be a working engineer. My favourite questions were: “How many cups of coffee did you drink today?” and “If you won the Nobel Prize, who would you thank?”. That question about the Nobel Prize was really interesting, I thought; not that I expect to win it any time soon but it’s good to be prepared, right? Another thing I liked was the fact that though it’s a competition, we were not being too competitive about it. In chat sessions where they were several engineers … Continue reading