There were
three Aggies; one crane operator,
one pole climber, one guide. The guide
tied the crane to the end of
a pole. The crane operator would then pick
the pole up on end. The
climber climbed to the top and dropped a tape
measure which the
guide promptly read and noted the measurement. The
crane operator then
lowered the pole to the ground and repsitioned to pick
up another
pole. This went on several times when the foreman came over
and
asked why they couldn’t measure the poles while they were laying
on
the ground? The Aggies replied, „we need to know how tall the poles
are, not how long“.
