Keeping your engineering community engaged can be tough, especially with busy professionals. Fact or Fiction prompts spark curiosity and conversation by challenging members to separate myth from reality. Use these ready-to-go templates to drive discussion and keep your community active.
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Fact or Fiction content leverages our innate curiosity and love for problem-solving, which are core to engineering minds. These prompts encourage members to think critically and test their knowledge, leading to lively debates and knowledge sharing. By challenging assumptions and busting myths, you foster a learning environment that keeps members coming back for more.
This approach works because it lowers the barrier to participation. Members do not need to write long responses or be experts. They simply decide and discuss, making it perfect for both seasoned professionals and newcomers. The interactive and intriguing nature of Fact or Fiction posts also boosts the likelihood of shares and repeat visits, strengthening the sense of community.
Fact or Fiction: The Eiffel Tower can grow over 6 inches taller in summer due to thermal expansion. What do you think?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The Eiffel Tower can grow over 6 inches taller in summer due to thermal expansion. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: All bridges are designed to sway slightly in the wind. Share your answer in the comments!
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: All bridges are designed to sway slightly in the wind. Share your answer in the comments!"
Fact or Fiction: The first computer bug was an actual insect. Guess before I reveal the truth!
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The first computer bug was an actual insect. Guess before I reveal the truth!"
Fact or Fiction: Stainless steel is completely rust-proof. What is your take?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Stainless steel is completely rust-proof. What is your take?"
Fact or Fiction: Leonardo da Vinci designed a working robot in the 1400s. True or false?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Leonardo da Vinci designed a working robot in the 1400s. True or false?"
Fact or Fiction: Most electrical engineers never use calculus on the job. Agree or disagree?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Most electrical engineers never use calculus on the job. Agree or disagree?"
Fact or Fiction: The golden gate bridge was painted red for increased visibility in fog. What do you think?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The golden gate bridge was painted red for increased visibility in fog. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: Engineers invented bubble wrap while trying to make 3D wallpaper.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers invented bubble wrap while trying to make 3D wallpaper."
Fact or Fiction: CAD stands for Computer Automated Drawing. Right or wrong?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: CAD stands for Computer Automated Drawing. Right or wrong?"
Fact or Fiction: In aerospace, airliners are designed to withstand lightning strikes.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: In aerospace, airliners are designed to withstand lightning strikes."
Fact or Fiction: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is still leaning because engineers failed to fix it.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is still leaning because engineers failed to fix it."
Fact or Fiction: The metric system is used exclusively in all engineering fields worldwide.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The metric system is used exclusively in all engineering fields worldwide."
Fact or Fiction: Solar panels can generate electricity even on cloudy days. What do you think?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Solar panels can generate electricity even on cloudy days. What do you think?"
Fact or Fiction: The tallest building in the world can sway several feet in the wind.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The tallest building in the world can sway several feet in the wind."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers created the first artificial heart in the 1960s. Fact or fiction?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers created the first artificial heart in the 1960s. Fact or fiction?"
Fact or Fiction: The term 'debugging' came from removing moths from early computers.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The term 'debugging' came from removing moths from early computers."
Fact or Fiction: Most skyscrapers are built with a special floor just for maintenance equipment.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Most skyscrapers are built with a special floor just for maintenance equipment."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers once used egg whites to bind mortar in the Great Wall of China.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers once used egg whites to bind mortar in the Great Wall of China."
Fact or Fiction: The Mars Rover used spare parts from a golf cart. Can you guess?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The Mars Rover used spare parts from a golf cart. Can you guess?"
Fact or Fiction: 3D printing has been used to make working car parts for racing.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: 3D printing has been used to make working car parts for racing."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers designed the first roller coaster to distract people from sin.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers designed the first roller coaster to distract people from sin."
Fact or Fiction: The Titanic was considered unsinkable due to its advanced engineering.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The Titanic was considered unsinkable due to its advanced engineering."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers have developed concrete that can heal its own cracks.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers have developed concrete that can heal its own cracks."
Fact or Fiction: The world’s longest tunnel is over 35 miles long.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The world’s longest tunnel is over 35 miles long."
Fact or Fiction: Robots can build houses in less than 24 hours. Do you believe it?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Robots can build houses in less than 24 hours. Do you believe it?"
Fact or Fiction: Civil engineers must recertify every year to stay licensed.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Civil engineers must recertify every year to stay licensed."
Fact or Fiction: The first flight lasted less than a minute. Can you guess the exact time?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The first flight lasted less than a minute. Can you guess the exact time?"
Fact or Fiction: Engineers helped design the world’s fastest elevator in China.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers helped design the world’s fastest elevator in China."
Fact or Fiction: Most smartphones contain over 60 different chemical elements.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Most smartphones contain over 60 different chemical elements."
Fact or Fiction: The Panama Canal uses gravity, not pumps, to move ships through locks.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The Panama Canal uses gravity, not pumps, to move ships through locks."
Fact or Fiction: Wind turbines can operate in freezing temperatures.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Wind turbines can operate in freezing temperatures."
Fact or Fiction: Nikola Tesla once lit over 200 lamps without wires.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Nikola Tesla once lit over 200 lamps without wires."
Fact or Fiction: The International Space Station travels at 17,500 mph.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The International Space Station travels at 17,500 mph."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers can now 3D print human organs for transplants.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers can now 3D print human organs for transplants."
Fact or Fiction: The world’s longest suspension bridge is in Japan.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The world’s longest suspension bridge is in Japan."
Fact or Fiction: The first smartphone was released in the 1990s. What’s your guess?
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The first smartphone was released in the 1990s. What’s your guess?"
Fact or Fiction: The largest engineering society in the world is IEEE.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The largest engineering society in the world is IEEE."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers designed the world’s first fully electric passenger plane.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers designed the world’s first fully electric passenger plane."
Fact or Fiction: The first programmable robot was built in Japan in 1967.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The first programmable robot was built in Japan in 1967."
Fact or Fiction: The Hoover Dam contains enough concrete to build a two-lane road from San Francisco to New York.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The Hoover Dam contains enough concrete to build a two-lane road from San Francisco to New York."
Fact or Fiction: Engineers use sand from deserts to make concrete.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: Engineers use sand from deserts to make concrete."
Fact or Fiction: The world’s smallest robot is smaller than a grain of rice.
💡 Example: "Fact or Fiction: The world’s smallest robot is smaller than a grain of rice."
Pick a template relevant to your community's engineering discipline and post it as a standalone thread, a poll, or in your weekly roundup. Encourage members to vote or comment with their reasoning before revealing the answer, or let the community discuss and crowdsource the verdict. Use credible sources to back up answers when you provide them. Rotate topics and difficulty levels to keep content fresh and appealing to all expertise levels.
Fact or Fiction templates work across all platforms. Use polls on platforms that support them, or use threaded comments to encourage discussion. On chat-based platforms, pin Fact or Fiction posts for higher visibility. Use hashtags or recurring days (like #FactOrFictionFriday) for consistency. Adapt the format to fit platform-specific features, such as stories, reactions, or upvotes.
Aim for once or twice a week, or tie them to a regular theme day for consistency and anticipation.
It is best to give the answer after members have engaged, along with a credible source or explanation.
Encourage respectful debate and provide authoritative sources to clarify. Discussion is a key part of engagement.
Yes, they are designed to be accessible and interesting for all experience levels.
Absolutely. They work well as polls, quizzes, or open-ended threads on any platform.
Ask members to explain their reasoning or share related experiences to deepen discussion.
Monitor for misinformation and ensure respectful conversation, especially when discussing controversial topics.