I bought a Christmas Ornament this year which says “An Engineer, Someone that has forgotten more mathematics than you will ever know.”
I actually understand what is being said. I think it was college algebra III where I learned the difference between equal and equivalent. For example, Whole numbers (0, 1, 2, …) are equivalent to the integers (…-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …).
First time since I graduated have I used that knowledge.
“An Engineer, Someone that has forgotten more mathematics than you will ever know.”
I like that. I’ll put that next to ...
“Honk if you passed P-Chem.”
One of my first jobs was working for a EE, who was in his later 40s. When I met his manager for a one-on-one meeting, his direct manager in his mid-60s said, “Charlie has forgotten more than anyone here has ever known.”