Pepper tee shown back and front: the back has a cream combination wrench on a brass bolt with orange force and torque arrows; the front has a small wrench on a brass bolt on the left chest.

Torque Is Cheap Show Your Work T-Shirt, Funny Mechanical Engineer Wrench Tee, Physics Gift

Comfort Colors 1717 / Pepper / S
$29.99
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Pepper tee shown back and front: the back has a cream combination wrench on a brass bolt with orange force and torque arrows; the front has a small wrench on a brass bolt on the left chest.

Torque Is Cheap Show Your Work T-Shirt, Funny Mechanical Engineer Wrench Tee, Physics Gift

$29.99
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Torque and work share units, newton-meters, and that is where the resemblance ends. Lean on a wrench all day and if nothing turns, you did zero work. A combination wrench on a bolt, with the force, the moment arm r, the swept angle θ and a reminder to show your work.

What you get

  • Front: Left-chest combination wrench on a brass hex bolt with an orange force and torque arrow, "Torque Is Cheap · Show Your Work"
  • Back: Large combination wrench on a brass bolt with force F, moment arm r, a dashed rotated position and angle θ, plus τ = r × F and W = τ·θ ("Same units. Not the same thing.") and a drawing title block
  • Printed with premium DTF transfers and heat-pressed by hand in Charleston, SC

Choose your shirt

  • Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 6.1 oz garment-dyed cotton, relaxed fit (S–3XL)
  • Bella+Canvas 3001: lightweight 4.2 oz Airlume cotton, softer retail fit (S–3XL)

Colors may vary slightly by screen.

Care

Wash inside out in cold water, tumble dry low or hang dry, don't iron the print.

Production & disclosure

Designed by Elevated Designs LLC using digital design tools, with AI assistance. Printed and pressed to order in Charleston, SC.

Factor of Safety Co. · mechanical engineers — designed by Elevated Designs and printed to order in Charleston, SC.

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