“Hello, NASA Help Desk. How may I help you?”
“NASA, This is the International Space Station. Our computers are down. I repeat, our computers are down!”
“Calm down sir. Are these mission critical computers?”
“Yes, without them we have no climate control, oxygen or water!”
“Ok sir, hold for just one moment. My system is a little slow today….
Ok sir, please describe exactly what is wrong with your system.”
“Nothings working. The screen is blank. Those guys on the Atlantis must have broken something when they installed the new solar array.”
“What happens when you turn the computers on?”
“It won’t turn on anymore!!!!”
“So you don’t see any lights or hear any noises when you turn it on?”
“I’m telling you it WON’T TURN ON.”
“Is it plugged in?”
“Of course it’s plugged in you moron! I’m an astronaut, I think I know that a computer has to be plugged in!”
“Ok, what were you doing when the computer stopped working?”
“I was plugging my Nintendo DS into the power strip to recharge.”
“Really? What else is plugged into there?”
“Well, my radio, my space heater, my cup warmer, a couple of system monitors and my computer.”
“Did you unplug anything to plug your DS in?”
“Yes, my space heater.”
“Ok, unplug your DS and plug your space heater back in.”
“Hey! The computers are working now! I noticed it was getting cold up here. It must have been too cold for them to work! Thanks - you really saved our lives!”
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