

| Subject: | School of Bad Mechanics |
| From: | Mark Rokus |
| Date: | Sun, 31 May 1998 17:26:41 -0400 |
> > > Maybe this will help you decide on when choosing a mechanic: Is he afraid of fuel injection?(vanagon content :-)) > > > Transformation Management 101 > Start with a cage containing five apes. In the cage, hang a banana on a > string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the > stairs and start to climb towards the banana, but as soon as he touches > the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water. > After a while, another ape makes an attempt with the same result - all > the apes are sprayed with cold water. Turn off the cold water. If, > later, another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes will try to > prevent it even though no water sprays them. > Now, remove one ape from the cage and replace it with a new one. The > new ape sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror, > all of the other apes attack him. After another attempt and attack, he > knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, > remove another of the original five apes and replace it with a new one. > The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer > takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. Again, replace a third > original ape with a new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and is > attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him have no idea why > they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are > participating in the beating of the newest ape. > > After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes, all the apes which > have been sprayed with cold water have been replaced. Nevertheless, no > ape ever again approaches the stairs. Why not? "Because that's the way > it's always been around here." Sound familiar? > > > > > Susan Kirlis > > Zydacron, Inc. > > 1 603 647 1000 X 119 > > > > > > > >
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