During French revolution,a philosopher,a lawyer and an engineer were condemned to die on the guillotine. The executioner allowed the first to die, the philosopher, to choose his position. He could look up as the blade fell or take a prone position. Being an optimist he decided to look up at the sky hoping for a miracle. The blade fell but stopped inches from his throat. By the rule of the day he was released and freed. The lawyer, citing precedent did the same with the same result. The engineer took the same upward position as well, but as he looked up he told the guillotine operator," I think I see your problem".
Ahhhh!!!!
You got there before me!
:((((
I looked for gillotine -- I must have mispelled it