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I'm a mechanical engineer and love it. If I had to do it over again I'd do the same thing. I spent a short 2 year stint in the nuclear industry and then have been in the aerospace industry for the last 16 years. I'm a design engineer and have designed hardware for everything from Space Shuttle payloads to liquid hydrogen feed systems to military hardware.

I think mechanical engineering is the best "all-around" engineering field to go into (I'm biased of course), but as a mechanical, you end up with knowledge in electrical, chemical and civil disciplines also. I also think that mechanical engineering knowledge more directly applies to the world around us (how things work), so I think it fits your "journey to learn some interesting things" requirement.

Mike
(will design for food)