Problem solving hackA toothpaste company accidentally sent out cases of their product that had a few empty boxes of toothpaste. They hired an engineering company, which designed a scale and alarm shutdown system. The company paid through the nose but was pleased with their fail-safe, and the engineers patted each other on the back. The toothpaste company reported zero margins of error for weeks. So, he or she had aimed a large fan at the production line, before the scale, that blew the lighter, empty cartons off the conveyor belt.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 23, 2020 16:07 UTC