> The people authorized to open manhole covers could easily be trained to do it safely.

Funny as it is, I would like to think that someone famous for his role in the investigation of the Challenger disaster would never flippantly say that a dangerous situation doesn't matter because "people … could easily be trained to do it safely." The fact that people can be trained to do something properly doesn't mean that trained people won't still sometimes do it improperly.

> That statement is a tautology.

This is giving me vietnam-style university flashbacks.

> We are going to recommend you for immediate hiring into the marketing department.

I am reminded of this Feynman story:

https://longnow.org/essays/richard-feynman-connection-machin...