Esto me recuerda a un amigo mío que…

Leyendo el otro día Mobhappy, tropecé con esta historia escondida en un post de Russell Buckley.

Russell está hablando sobre ejemplos de location based services que simplemente no funcionan. Y continúa…

This all reminds me of a friend of mine, who I shall call Nick, because that’s his name. When he gets very drunk and happens to be in a restaurant, he calls the waiter over and asks for 15 eggs and 15 wine glasses. The bemused waiter normally brings them and Nick spends about 20 minutes building a complicated pyramid of eggs and glasses. By this time, most of the restaurant are watching in suspense.

Nick then announces that he’s going to pull the table cloth out and all the eggs will break and fall neatly into their corresponding glasses. The suspense is palpable as it would be truly amazing if he managed to pull this trick off. With much theatre, Nicks grasps the table cloth, (even the kitchen staff are watching now) and with a flourish, he yanks it hard.

Glasses and egg fly everywhere, coating the immediate vicinity in broken glass and yolk. It’s also noticeable that not one egg has broken cleanly into one glass. The restaurant is hushed in shock and Nick stares at the wreckage. He then shakes his head and says, after a 4 second pause:

“It never works….”

Another 4 second delay happens and then the diners burst into laughter and applause.

Russell, la siguiente vez deberías tener una cámara a mano! Y si Nick pasa por Corvallis, dile que le invito a cenar!