#12 Genius Programmer Stumped by a Lock
Guy I went to University with was both the most intelligent and most socially awkward person I ever met, I’m sure nowadays he would be quickly diagnosed as being on the spectrum. He was training to be a software engineer and he would be given a program assignment, pause momentarily, then write perfect bug free code in a few minutes. I’ve never met anyone before or since who can do that. I’m sure these days he’s making bank in a very senior position.
And yet, one day I had to help him get out of a bathroom stall because he said the lock was broken. I said what’s wrong. He said “I keep turning it and it won’t unlock”. I said “try the other way?” *click!*. He came out all flustered and stated simply “Locks don’t turn that way”.
