An interesting tidbit:
Today in my Structures and Controls lab, my professor showed a picture of one of his former students. He's working for a company called ATA Engineering (http://www.ata-engineering.com/index.html) in California.
He was testing Space Mountain's track using what looks like a big sledgehammer, but is really is a sophisticated instrument. By striking the track and analyzing the vibrations, he can determine if there are any faults created by fatigue. He's two years out of grad school and is already making $100,000 doing this.
This was Space Mountain in Disneyland, but Disney probably does this for all their attractions. He said they do this about once a month.
For all you engineering students who are Imagineering hopefuls (including me), this might be another job for you to consider.
Today in my Structures and Controls lab, my professor showed a picture of one of his former students. He's working for a company called ATA Engineering (http://www.ata-engineering.com/index.html) in California.
He was testing Space Mountain's track using what looks like a big sledgehammer, but is really is a sophisticated instrument. By striking the track and analyzing the vibrations, he can determine if there are any faults created by fatigue. He's two years out of grad school and is already making $100,000 doing this.
This was Space Mountain in Disneyland, but Disney probably does this for all their attractions. He said they do this about once a month.
For all you engineering students who are Imagineering hopefuls (including me), this might be another job for you to consider.