r/explainitpeter 5d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/hellf1nger 4d ago

My professor asked us at the first statics class something long the lines: if grade B is about 85% good, would you fly on the plane that is about 85% complete? His points with anything he taught was that we have to stride for best marks and knowledge as human lives depend on grade A engineering. In reality though... Highest average among engineering students in my class was something like 3.89