spellcheckman's Blog

On Human Intelligence:

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

On Military Technology:

"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

On Electronics:

"Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery is dead?"

Similarly, why do people press on the elevator button behind you when they can see it is already lit up and probably on its way.  Do they THINK you've been standing there for maybe a few hours waiting for someone to come by and make the elevator appear?  And if it doesn't show up fast enough, why do they press the button a few more times, harder, and with a greater sense of urgency?   Do they know something the rest of us don't, like, in doing so the elevator will actually arrive quicker!   And then when it appears how come they don't let the people already on it....OFF.