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A similar joke I heard recently: A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigati
by codetrotter 6y ago
A similar joke I heard recently:
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment.
Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to fly to the airport.
The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's sign said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign and held it in a building window.
Their sign read: "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER."
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at her map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely.
After they were on the ground, one of the passengers asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position.
The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the Microsoft building because, the response they gave me was technically correct, but completely useless."
- robbrown451 6y agoThe joke above is a play on the older joke you told.
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoA helicopter was flying around above Seattle...malfunction disabled... aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment... ....The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's sign said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign and held it in a building window. The Sign was a stylized picture of the helicopter they were in, with a BIG red arrow pointing towards the pilot's window where a small cartoon pilot held up a sign saying 'WHERE AM I" in a hand-rendered Helvetica font. The pilot smiled...yadda yadda yadda.. After they were on the ground, one of the passengers asked... The Pilot responded "Tableau Software"
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoI have to note that this pilot is always getting into technical problems, and seems to know all the software companies in Seattle and how they are likely to respond - conclusion - the helicopter pilot is a project manager.
- Netcob 6y agoDave's Garage has some good stories!
- codetrotter 6y agoThat’s where I heard it :)
- tensility 6y agoThis joke must have been written by a journalist who's never been to Microsoft and doesn't bother to fact check their work, since the Microsoft campus is in Redmond and the tallest buildings there are only six stories high.
- jchw 6y agoWell, I can at least tell for sure that I’m on Hacker News, now. :)
- mbrevda1 6y agoThat's technically correct, but ultimately useless, information
- kasztelan22 6y agoAll information is useless until it's useful
- jhon2738 6y agook
- kevincox 6y agoOr they didn't think it mattered if the facts are correct because it is a joke.
- kube-system 6y agoYou must be a programmer.
- HeavyStorm 6y agoThanks, that was annoying me.
- SilasX 6y agoBut then that becomes a paradox because the fact that the statement is useless makes it useful.
- tppiotrowski 6y agoI believe the original form of this joke goes like this: Lost man in a balloon yells down at a man on the ground “Where am I?” The man on the ground responds, “You’re in a balloon” The man in the balloon says “You must be a mathematician”. “Why?” asks the man on the ground. “Because your answer is absolutely right and absolutely useless”