As originally seen at Drexel’s Materials Site of the Month, which cited the Student TMS Chapter at Ohio State University.

The Top Ten List for Materials Engineering

10. Wetting does not require a change of pants.

9. Forging won't get you 2-10 in a federal pen.

8. Random walk is not just a sobriety test.

7. Pearlite does not come from fat free oysters.

6. A superconductor is not a highly regarded railroad employee.

5. Cementite is not a denture adhesive.

4. A Burgers vector is not the direction to the nearest Wendy's.

3. Vulcanization does not refer to Star Trek.

2. An order-disorder transformation does not occur at a drive-thru.

1. Engineering stress IS your current state of mind!