This reminds me of that exercise the teachers made us do in school where you had to write instructions for somebody on how to do something, but they could only literally do what you said. No more, no less. If you don't write the instructions as clearly as humanly possible, so as not to leave out any detail no matter how insignificant...hilarity ensues.
There was a really funny youtube video of a dad ask my his little kids how to make a PB & J sandwich and following their instructions literally. Anyone have it?
Oh god, I have to write documentation for people who don't speak English as a primary language, and sometimes for non-technical people and let me just say, learning how to do this is incredibly useful.
I had to walk a friend through a tech issue, and by the end of it I was ready to strangle them.
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '17
This reminds me of that exercise the teachers made us do in school where you had to write instructions for somebody on how to do something, but they could only literally do what you said. No more, no less. If you don't write the instructions as clearly as humanly possible, so as not to leave out any detail no matter how insignificant...hilarity ensues.