There are satellites in orbit right now that have their reaction wheels harnessed backwards and have a x *= -1.0; //DO NOT TOUCH in the codebase. Everyone does

There are satellites in orbit right now that have their reaction wheels harnessed backwards and have a x *= -1.0; //DO NOT TOUCH in the codebase. Everyone does it, though usually you do the test before you duct tape it to the top of a few thousand kg of explosives and push the red button :)