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Electrical engineer: fuck it make the wire thicker I'm not checking voltage drop again.
That's the kind of reaction almost every kind of engineer would have. But also, some sympathy for the rocket people that can't afford to make measurements irrelevant.
I feel seen
Or "Fuck it, I bet there's enough slack in there that I can pull it out a few more centimeters, I just have to pull really hard."
That's what she said
Nooooo that's why you have the new guys go get the wire stretcher
if that fails, the wire glue, to glue a new length on.
I mean to be fair, solder, and some heat shrink (and copious amounts of tape) have legitamately extended wires for me haha. I do like the idea of sending greenies off to find the wire glue though ;).
Oh i've done some things also.
My friend, looking up: "That sure is an interesting place for a junction box."
Me: "It was that or the next owners will get a horizontally mounted ceiling fan."
Literally!