Over-Engineering: The Disease

A condition where the cure is worse than the disease

Over-engineering: where the cure is worse than the disease.

Meet Jane, a sufferer of this affliction:

She built a 3D-printed toaster that can launch a toaster-shaped satellite into space, because why not?

"I just wanted to make sure my toast would always be perfectly toasted, no matter the gravitational forces at play," she said, while frantically checking her 1000-line codebase.

Read Jane's Story

Or, for the more mathematically inclined:

Mathematics of Over-Engineering

And if you're feeling brave, try:

Try Over-Engineering It Yourself

But be warned: we cannot be held responsible for the damage you may cause to your sanity or your social life.

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