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Amazing Engineering Concepts Sometimes I feel that engineering is something huge and complicated, but when I look around, I notice that many simple things are actually smart engineering ideas. In this blog, I just want to share a few concepts that I personally find interesting, in a simple way. 1. Bridges Whenever I travel and see a big bridge, I always wonder how it doesn’t fall even though so many vehicles pass on it. Later I learned that the weight gets shared through the structure. Some bridges use cables, some use arches. It’s actually a very clever design. 2. Simple Machines Things like pulleys, wheels, and screws look very basic, but they make work so much easier. We use them almost every day without thinking about the engineering behind them. I find it amazing that these ideas were discovered long ago and still help us today. 3. Water Supply When we open the tap, water just comes out. But behind that, there is a whole system of pipelines, pumps, and cleaning methods. Eng...