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==About Me==
 
==About Me==
My name is Jeff Reid. I am a freshman at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] majoring in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mechanicalengineering Mechanical Engineering]. I grew up in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chattanooga Chattanooga, TN] and am an only child. My interests include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cycling competitive cycling], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tabletennis ping pong], and pretty much anything active and/or outdoors. I love to laugh and to do things that are considered "immature" for people my age. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/irony Irony] is my second language. I often spend my free time perusing [http://www.theonion.com The Onion], building something (a.k.a. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/potatogun potato guns], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/legos Legos], furniture, etc...), or going exploring in the woods.
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My name is Jeff Reid. I am a freshman at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] majoring in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_engineering Mechanical Engineering]. I grew up in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chattanooga Chattanooga, TN] and am an only child. My interests include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cycling competitive cycling], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tabletennis ping pong], and pretty much anything active and/or outdoors. I love to laugh and to do things that are considered "immature" for people my age. I often spend my free time perusing [http://www.theonion.com The Onion], building stuff (a.k.a. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/potatogun potato guns], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/legos Legos], furniture, etc...), going exploring in the woods, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Flugtag goofing off with friends].
  
 
==Skills==
 
==Skills==
 
*Learned how to burp the ABC's in 7th grade Sunday School
 
*Learned how to burp the ABC's in 7th grade Sunday School
*Was able to pop tibia completely out of joint until half-way through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/puberty puberty] in 8th grade
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*Was able to pop [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tibia tibia] completely out of joint until half-way through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/puberty puberty] in 8th grade
*Can do a wheelie in a wheel chair for an extended period of time
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*Can do a wheelie in a wheel chair
*Can cook eggs (scrambled, fried, boiled), Pillsbury biscuits, cake (red velvet, angel flake), and brownies
 
 
*In 1st grade, placed 2nd in a race around the gym
 
*In 1st grade, placed 2nd in a race around the gym
*Am able to blow small (pea-sized) saliva bubbles off tip of tongue
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==Grand Challenges for Engineering Article==
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*[http://www.iter.org/sci/Pages/FusionFuels.aspx Provide energy from fusion], ITER Organization, updated 2009, accessed 7 September 2009 (Fusion)

Latest revision as of 14:05, 12 September 2009

About Me

My name is Jeff Reid. I am a freshman at Duke University majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I grew up in Chattanooga, TN and am an only child. My interests include competitive cycling, ping pong, and pretty much anything active and/or outdoors. I love to laugh and to do things that are considered "immature" for people my age. I often spend my free time perusing The Onion, building stuff (a.k.a. potato guns, Legos, furniture, etc...), going exploring in the woods, and goofing off with friends.

Skills

  • Learned how to burp the ABC's in 7th grade Sunday School
  • Was able to pop tibia completely out of joint until half-way through puberty in 8th grade
  • Can do a wheelie in a wheel chair
  • In 1st grade, placed 2nd in a race around the gym

Grand Challenges for Engineering Article