Man in Balloon
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He
reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon
further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend
I would meet him half an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The man below says, "Yes. You are in a hot air balloon, hovering
approximately 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42
degrees North latitude, and between 58 and 60 degrees West
longitude."
"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.
"I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your
information, and the fact is I am still lost."
The man below says, "You must be a manager
"I am," replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you are
going. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep,
and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in the
exact same position you were in before we met, but now it is somehow
my fault."
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