Saw a post that perpetuated a common misconception:

EE does _not_ mean "electrical engineering", it means "everything
engineering".

In the deep distant past it meant the former, but the meaning was changed
some time ago.

So.... vacuum systems definitely fit under the category.

~ Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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> Hard to fit the entire universe into little boxes, the (very, very) old
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> only PIC, EE, and OT made choosing a lot easier.
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> No biggie, more an observation of our perceptions than anything else.
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> I remember my first attempt at perpetual motion was when I was about 8 or
> 9 years old. So definitely it's engineering we could all "attempt" to do
> ourselves, even if it's not possible to accomplish it :)
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> Friendly regards, Bob
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