Originally Posted by
Bill Greenwood
A fighter pilot closing on a slower target, ie bomber, at a high rate of speed can get "fixated" so that he underestimates the rapidly shrinking distance.
Just saw a news story yesterday, sort of in reverse. In this case it was the real Target.
A customer was walking across the parking lot and found a used needle on the ground, the Mom brushed it out of her daughter's hand and was stuck by the needle and infected, resulting in being hospitalized, husband missing work, etc. Their lawyer asked the company for $12,000 to cover these costs. The company refused, fixated on not paying anything. It went to a jury who just awarded the lady $4.6 million. Could have paid $12k, probably a minutes worth of revenue, and had an amiable end.