Quote Originally Posted by ggiese View Post
Good call on having him ditch is "hydrometer" - you're going to confuse the crap out of him if he's measuring the specific gravity of his liquid (e.g. distilled water). He should really be using a digital "hygrometer" instead!!!
Quote Originally Posted by ggiese View Post
Leave it to two engineers to have the new guy dump his hydrometer. I suspect it's because the both of you suffer from a terminal case of "hydrometer" envy.
We, engineers, are not known for spelling.

Civil engineers, at least, are known for exuding an air of confidence, even if you're not sure. This is especially important for structural engineers.

Hydrometer makes more sense, so it's right.