We do our drop tests from 30,000 feet

Back to Captain Fantastic. His name comes up routinely at the Biotech Mecca, despite the fact that it's been almost a year since his demise.

Captain Fantastic recommended an industrial designer that he had "worked with" at a previous company. The industrial designer was actually very good (as opposed to all of the Captain's other top notch consultants). The industrial designer defended himself with a statement much like Bruce Campbell's statement regarding Henry the Red in Army of Darkness. "Look man, you gotta realize - I've never seen these assholes before." The industrial designer had worked with the Captain, but in a different group. He was sure to point out that they had never worked "together", and they certainly were not what you would call "friends".

The Captain would stop by the designer's desk to look at what he was up to (and waste his time - something that the Captain excelled at). Since the industrial designer never called Captain Fantastic a lying weasel to his face, the Captain felt that they had a good rapport.

As we were getting ready to ship the Alpha prototype, the topic of shipping crates came up, as well as the necessary testing to ensure that the unit would survive the perils of being shipped by courier.

Captain Fantastic: At my last company, we used to drop things 20 meters to make sure they would survive shipping.

Harbinger of Doom: I have never heard of anybody dropping a crate more than six feet as a shipping test.

Captain Fantastic: I tell you that at my last company, the drop test was 20 meters.

Industrial Designer: That was a special test to ensure that hazardous material would not be released in the event of a catastrophe. It was such a big deal that the whole company came out to watch.

Captain Fantastic: No, I tell you that was the standard drop test.

Industrial Designer: If you say so.

'Nough said?