IgnoranceI once was in a programming class where the task was "build a calculator". A student did one with buttons 1, 2, 3 all the way up to about 25 and then ran out of space on the screen. We've asked this before but liked it so much we're asking again: What's the best example of ignorance you've encountered?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 12:30)
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A couple of examplesIn the days of Parallel printers, one of the PA's asked me why she couldn't print. I looked and the screen and told he that the font that she was using was too big for the printer cable and that characters had got jammed in it. I told her that if she shook the characters out by disconnecting the printer cable and shaking it vigorously, the characters would come out. So she disconnected the cable and duly started shaking it.
While I was at the same company we had a drinks machine that has been incorrectly configured to allow the user to order a strong water. When people were getting a round in, I'd ask for a tea and a strong water. I had a number pf people trying to taste the difference between a normal and strong water.
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Snar, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 18:16,
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