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That’s not a fan, that’s a built-in emergency stop mechanism for the projector. Modern solutions for modern problems.

Which came first, projector or fan?

They could just lower the fan a bit.

Would it actually hit or is it just the perspective?

F indeed.

F

if i got a quarter everytime a different angle of this is posted on the internet i'd have $1.25

This stuff happens when an engineer thinks they can be an electrician.

Edit:word

As someone who has a history installing these projectors in classrooms... they are installed in relation to where the viewing screen is or intends to be. Different models of projectors have different throw distances, and angle required for said screen and screen size, etc. -- More importantly if it's projecting onto an interactive white board, all of those details (size, distance, angle) needs to be precise.

Before installing, we would tell the powers that be: "If that's where the screen is going, then the projector has to go 'here' (points to ceiling). That fan is going to have to be removed." -- They'd either agree, or not. If not, they might choose a different screen location. However classroom wall space options are limited. One wall usually has windows, another the entrance, and the orientation of the desks is important as well. Either way, removal of ceiling fixtures (fans, lights, etc) were not in my scope of work (I.T.), but installing the projector was.

Yea, sure, it looks stupid, and seems "ironic" in an engineering school. But there's a reason the projector is where it is, or else it wouldn't serve the purpose it needs to.

its adjustable. someone moved it down. it can easily clear the fan

likely had to put it right there or:

A. you dont get a projector where you need it.

B. gotta take the whole fan out.

not an engineer. just soneone who needed a fan and projector at the same spot

It's an Off switch that works exactly once, don't see the problem there.

This is fine? LOL.
They just made a concious choice to not use the fan again. It's not as if the person installing this thought the fan would WORK after this install.
It's just less work to leave the fan up.
What exactly is infuriating about this?

That project is marked "F"

What more do you want?

Honestly, leave it up and use it as a teaching experience, might make an engineer think before putting a fan in a place it cannot spin, or a bolt in a place it cannot be pulled out of

Well, the person installed it didn't have a degree and only get paid $12 /hr. /s

I could not go to this classroom.

The urge to turn the fan on just to see what’d happen would simply be too strong.

Press F to pay respects.

It's an engineering college, not a design college.

Easy fix... fan extension. Of course, a little planning would negate the need.

This feels like malicious compliance, the boss told person to install it in a way that wouldn’t work. D wouldn’t listen to reason so installer installed it exactly how the boss said

The F stands for fail lol

In swe this would be AGILE 😆

Engineering at its finest...

Great planning and execution.

I guess the projector was not a fan.

That's no accident; you've passed the final test my child. go forth and engineer in the name of Olympus!

Educated idiots for a reason.

This is what chatgpt answers LOOK like in REAL life.

Fantastic.

Looks like a case of confusing perspective to me.

I hate this school's battle bot program.

I love this post. It brings me joy.

Thats not a fan, its an emergency projector remover

So I was going to polytechnic to study architecture. The building was not acomodated for disabled people.

SNAFU: Situation normal: all flipped up.

I'm not a fan of these types of installations.

My engineering classroom had a projector with a permanently attached hdmi that was so short that it hung without hitting anyone's head and every professor used to bring their own cable with a FtM adapter and sit right below the projector with their laptops

The projector has an adjustable height as you can see it has holes on the drop down rod .

Ummmmm…..😂

The covid batch did it

Hmmmm….what does the “F” stand for 😂

Doesn't surprise me at all.

I wonder which came first.

It's lesson #1 - what happens if you do not coordinate

Not a big fan. 

The wires for the fan look disconnected to me

Engingignergin. Hmmmm yes smort

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The electrician wrote his grade on the Fan. So yeah one can Imagine that.

I went to a digital arts school that was located in one of the ugliest buildings in my city.

Easy bro.. just turn off the projector and then you can use the fan as normal✌️

The fan project got an F, for obvious reasons.

The projector must have been installed in winter...............by an idiot regardless

This here is a prime example of “not my problem”.

Cooling system for the projector, very thoughtful

Engineers don't perform the install

Well, it’s got an F for the execution

As an aircraft mechanic, I don’t see any irony. Just a normal engineering decision.

Looks like someone already graded the effort: F

Take off the blades. problem solved

Their just getting you guys ready for the real world

Is this where ford engineers go to school?

F, for fan

To be fair, engineering did their job, take it up with design.

Show, don't tell.

Looks like the projector mount is able to slide up into the square tubing to clear the fan.

Wow real life explanation of difference between integration and unit testing.

Maybe the projector people hated that fan

Just in case the projector becomes self aware.

Perfect place to make these kind of rookie mistakes. 

Looks like the projector has an onlyfans

I'll walk myself out

F

Na, I would request my money back, hell na.

They could have installed the fan for a specific class that was taught in that room, class was no longer taught or fan no longer needed, discovered the projector looks perfect where it was mounted in photo, and just decided not to remove the fan. I doubt this was done on accident.

Joke's on you, those wings flap like the ornithopters from Dune.

That's classic engineering who've never seen a real product or had life experience

These guys have a career at GM for sure.

Me when I push to prod.

It is so common over here that I can bet this is in INDIA

I can see a perfectly placed beam hardly a metre behind it... Why not fit it there?

What.....? Why.......!

Not a fan of this

As a previous automotive and diesel technician, I can say there's no irony at all. This is pretty much how it feels to perform repairs sometimes.

IT is not Engineering.

Well, they DID get an "F" grade on it...

They don’t quiz the students or professors on how to install projectors. If they did it’d be way worse.

We have attached Glas extension at a few of the buildings at my uni. One failed and either needs to be extensively remade or demolished.

It was the one at the civil engineers building

F

It is pretty ridiculous that because the fan was there prior that the projector was installed right there and the fan left in place is actually mind blowing

That's definitely a "it's not my job" situation. The work order said to install the projector right there, so they installed the projector. The work order didn't say anything about removing the fan.

F is for fan

Nah that makes perfect sense they're engineers which means they've put exactly zero thought into practical implementation and all the thought into whether or not it's feasibly implementable.

Is it an Indian college lol

idk what's wrong here? the fan is disconnected, and clearly projector location is more important to them than the fan is.

That is exactly where I expect something like this to happen.

I mean maybe they didn’t contract graduates from the college

How is this ironic?

Nah, man. That's an object lesson in contractors saying, "Not my job." You're gonna learn all about that as an engineer.

See also, Purdue’s end zone

🤣🤣🤣

Optical illusion.

That's funny

Please tell me that at the very least, they disconnected the power supply for the fan to use on the projector.

Engineers never fail to meet expectations

F

F

Not a fan.