You often hear in the oilfield the disdain people have for
engineers.  But without good engineers we would have
never gotten as far as we have gotten in the oilfield.  

This page is all about people who believe they are
engineers without the benefit of having any training.  Take
a look at all this 'Bad Engineering and try not to laugh'.
Bad Engineering
This guy obviously felt he could make it work with the materials at
hand.  He's got places to go and needed a fifth wheel.  Fifth Wheel
FlexibleRig.pdf
Flexible Rig !?!  Maybe too flexible.
"Just because you can,
does not mean you should"
CASPIANSEA.htm
This is an example of poor boy engineering.  A lot of operations
resembled this in the past.
"Do you think we should tie those cylinders down?".  "Oh, no!  They are heavy enough".  
"They won't go anywhere?". - famous last words.
The design here is to provide as much
difficulty and hazards as possible for one
area.
We don't need no engineers.  Rope is just as
good as brake pads!?!
These pictures speak for themselves.  If you
don't understand the hazards here, you
should get a copy of my book= Drilling Rig  
Hazard Recognition Issue No.1
AlbaniaOilField.htm
ThirdWorldDrillingOperation.htm
Don't you think it's a good idea to know the
limits of your equipment?  Maybe even the
weight of the load you are about to lift?  I think
these folks eventually came to that
conclusion.
CraneLift.htm