Invisible wrote:
>>>> Now, see, most people would think a car mechanic *is* a mechanical 
>>>> engineer! :-D
>>>
>>> Sadly the case :-(
>>
>> Far from it ...

Wow, I think I screwed up there. I meant the mechanic is far from an 
engineer.

> No, see, most people *do* think that terms sounding vaguely similar in 
> fact refer to the same thing.
> 
> For example, most people would probably agree what "pharmacutical 
> analyst" and "chemical engineer" amount to the same thing. (Which is, of 
> course, completely false.) Most people would similarly believe that 
> "electrical engineer" and "staff electrician" are the same thing. And 
> the list goes on...

Yeah, The EE knows the theory behind what he is doing. He knows WHY you 
want, for instance, equal potential on all ground connections.

The electrician simply knows that he'll get flagged if he wires the hot 
wire where the neutral was supposed to go. He may even be vaguely aware 
that it might pose an electrocution hazard. :)

-- 
~Mike

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