United: “we ran 300 statistical models saying that we can speed up our boarding process by 3 minutes and 12 seconds if we increase the number of boarding groups from 5 to 6”
Southwest: “we’re running our own version of the Stanford prison experiment”
In medieval times, there was a jester named Roland the Farter, who served Henry II of England. His job was to perform a jump, a whistle, and a fart every Christmas for the king’s amusement. He was rewarded with a manor and 30 acres of land for his services. However, one year he failed to fart on cue, and the king was so displeased that he ordered him to be hanged. Roland begged for mercy and promised to fart twice as loud next year. The king agreed to spare him, but only if he could fart three times as loud. Roland accepted the challenge and spent the next year eating beans and cabbage to prepare for his performance. He managed to impress the king with his triple fart and saved his life.