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I am from West Des Moines, Iowa. I am studying (mechanical) engineering at Duke.
 
I am from West Des Moines, Iowa. I am studying (mechanical) engineering at Duke.
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== How to Pronounce My Name ==
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It sounds like it looks, no surprises.
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Crystal Owens (with the International Phonetic Alphabet) is 'Krɪstʌl 'Oʊ~oɪ̈ns. Phonetically, it's "Crystal" (like the rock) "Oh"-"wins" with the stress on the first syllable of each word.
  
 
== Grand Challenges External Link ==
 
== Grand Challenges External Link ==

Revision as of 00:05, 18 September 2011

About Me:

I am from West Des Moines, Iowa. I am studying (mechanical) engineering at Duke.

How to Pronounce My Name

It sounds like it looks, no surprises. Crystal Owens (with the International Phonetic Alphabet) is 'Krɪstʌl 'Oʊ~oɪ̈ns. Phonetically, it's "Crystal" (like the rock) "Oh"-"wins" with the stress on the first syllable of each word.

Grand Challenges External Link

For fun

A 120 wire cable has been laid firmly underground between two telephone exchanges located 10km apart. Unfortunately, after the cable was laid it was discovered to be the wrong type: the individual wires are not labeled. There is no visual way of knowing which wire is which and thus connections at either end are not immediately possible.

You are a trainee technician and your boss has asked you to identify and label the wires at both ends without ripping it all up. You have no transport and only a battery and light bulb to test continuity, and tape and a pen for labeling the wires.

What is the shortest distance in kilometers you will need to walk to correctly identify and label each wire? (source: http://brainden.com/)