How to measure a flagpole

A group of managers were given the assignment to measure the height of
a flagpole. So they go out to the flagpole with ladders and tape
measures, and they're falling off the ladders, dropping the tape measures - the
whole thing is just a mess. An engineer comes along and sees what they're
trying to do, walks over, pulls the flagpole out of the ground, lays it flat,
measures it from end to end, gives the measurement to one of the
managers and walks away. After the engineer has gone, one manager turns to
another and laughs. "Isn't that just like an engineer! We're looking for the
height and he gives us the length!"

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