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To: Dacula

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

I’ll never forget the day i told an employer i had built an idiot proof weld fixture, he looked up at me and said, don’t get excited they build a better idiot every day and history did indeed prove him correct.


110 posted on 08/27/2020 5:38:26 PM PDT by heshtesh
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To: heshtesh

I think I had the same boss.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

I’ll never forget the day i told an employer i had built an idiot proof weld fixture, he looked up at me and said, don’t get excited they build a better idiot every day and history did indeed prove him correct.


118 posted on 08/27/2020 5:45:21 PM PDT by Dacula ( If you won the lottery, would you mail in your ticket or go in person? Remember that when you vote.)
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