According to the internet, "Trust me – I'm an engineer" is a phrase that will automatically give the person who has uttered it the ability to fix any problem imaginable and will allow them to master even the direst of situations. This principle applies even more so to mechanical engineers, who are rumoured to be kings among kings, akin to demigods walking the Earth.

Well, the last bit might be a bit exaggerated, but one look at the Science Mug "Mechanical Engineering" will show you just how many things in our everyday life are facilitated by this rare breed of engineers. The basic principles of statics, a stress-strain curve and even the trusty DIN 931 screw are all things that secretly allow us to use cars, planes and other machines without them falling apart. Even the bane of every mechanical engineering student, the loathed multiview projection has made it onto this mug ;).