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One example was counting hairs on fuzzy caterpillars.

That was given as an example of how the federal government could find find something that any applicant could do, even if they were a blind quadriplegic, should they wish to earn citizenship.

I can’t see that as a particularly hazardous duty.

[chesley]

Counting the hairs on a caterpillar.

Remember, though, that was just Juan Rico's speculation, and a somewhat facetious one, at that. He just said that they were legally obliged to find the blind man something to do to earn his franchise.

Maybe they were poisonous, spiky alien caterpillars with a bad attitude? :)

[MarkL]

One example was counting hairs on fuzzy caterpillars.

I can’t see that as a particularly hazardous duty.

Not hazardous?

How about the Giant Silkworm Moth caterpillar? Highly venomous, those tiny spines will inject anything that touches them with an incredibly powerful anti-coagulant.

Just sayin...

Mark