We all know the half empty vs. half full argument but the answers can be far more diverse than most people think.
Answer No.3
It’s a relatively well known joke that for engineers the glass is neither half full nor half empty, it is simply twice as big as it needs to be big for its content.
Most people think this is just a joke but it is actually a decent approximation of reality. You see many years ago before they went to primary school kids had a mandatory psychological evaluation. And the evaluator asked one kid ‘What is the glass like in relation to the amount of water that is inside?’. He hasn’t yet heard this question before (hey, this was before the internet spread…) so he did his best to answer… “it is simply twice as big as it needs to be for its content.”
The evaluator looks at him weirdly: “Boy, you have to answer truthfully not with preprepared answers.”
Really… a child of 5 or 6 having preprepared answers… really?
Anyway, 15 years later as he became an engineer his answer suddenly made sense. You see, there is a lot of truth in common jokes ;)
(ok, anecdotal stories don't confirm it, but hang out with engineers and you'll see it for yourself)
Answer No.4
Who cares! I can’t get to the water anyway, it’s reserved for the rich!
The best that can happen to me is that i’ll get to wash the dirty empty glass...
Like the cat on the above picture these people would get the water if they only worked for it persistently.
After all, the stupid human will eventually figure out the cat is thirsty if it just keeps hissing for long enough :D
Answer 5
We had an engineer's answer, now here’s a physicist's answer:
Answer 6
“Someone made a hole in my glass!”
The people who always blame others for their lack of success… Steemit is full of them, well most are leaving the ship now ;)
Answer 7
And then there are people who turn the lack of water to their advantage:
Now i wonder what the physicist and engineer would have to say about this...
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