Do manufacturers of "fool-proof" items keep a fool or two on the payroll just to test things?
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I am sure they do! Just ask anyone in HR who they are and they will direct you. But its a secret so don't tell them or you'll ruin it and they'll need to be replaced with a fresh stooge. Also you need to be careful, cuz if they deny that they have a company stooge, it is because you were voted to the position in-absentia, and they too, are sworn to secrecy.
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Come to think of it, I don't think the term "fool proof" is used any more, if it ever was. The term more commonly used is "child proof" and yes, they use real children to test them. They are not kept on the payroll. Typically, they are voluteers rounded up from a local school for the honour of testing a new product. The sales department would then load them down with free-bee's and send them back with a full belly and a smile on their face.
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