To test new technology, go straight to the source: the people who’ll use the damn things.

Normally, this means whipping newfangled stuff on the military. Not surprisingly, less rules and regulations are required when testing doo-dads in that environment (and I mean ‘stuff,’ not ‘drugs’ - if we see new shoes in the future, they’ll have been on the feet of GI’s first).

But when it’s really speciallized equipment, what could be better than asking a group of diehard individuals who like to act hardcore, have lots of free time, and don’t make us have to deal with military red tape? Surely nothing could go wrong (besides mild ‘this device could work better’ beta testing, of course).

Well, since we’ve all ready bad literature, it’s not surprising that uttering ‘Surely nothing could go wrong’ will immediately be followed by something going wrong, and I confess you’re not alltogether un-correct in that assumption.

But I must say, I’m quite glad we put a ‘you might die’ clause in the forms all those truckers signed.