I’m still laughing. I have this image in my mind, something like a Gary Larson cartoon. In the NASA control room, the scientists are sitting around, trying to figure out how to bring a shuttle in for a landing. Some of them are counting pages upon pages of dots they’ve drawn. Some of them are gathered together on the floor, counting their collective fingers and toes. Not one of them can remember what 6 X 7 equals, but they’ll figure it out eventually, and then move on to the next calculation. Unless the ice cream truck shows up first.
Let’s put it this way: If they are not able to work out what 6*7 is in case they have forgotten it, then they’ll never be able to solve the much harder problem of bringing the shuttle in, either :-)
“In the NASA control room, the scientists are sitting around, trying to figure out how to bring a shuttle in for a landing.”
LOL.
I like that. There’s a huge difference between those who research and those who create. Most people have to produce, not just do research, and that’s why producers need to know WHY to do something and also to know HOW to get something done efficiently.
Love the image!! You might like this story:
http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/01/22/the-feeling-of-power-by-isaac-asimov/