And Another One of Those Pictures

I've taken to discussing this sort of thing by saying "with great power comes great responsibility." Kevin says, somewhat more colorfully "Using AutoCAD for scenery is like cutting butter with a chain saw!"

Here is what draws such comments:

Perhaps I should forego the quip, and the note on the drawing and just estimate the time required to assure that the instructions are followed. Placing a platform ought to take two people about 15 minutes - get it, locate it on stage, affix it, really nothing can be done in less than 30 minutes but for the sake of the discussion we'll say 15. It won't matter.

Placing a platform plus or minus 1/64 of an inch I believe would take (in this theatre) something like 110 people, something on the order of four hours. The more precise measuring is fairly difficult and will require more people to make sure that things are left properly as they are affixed. There's also some fairly complex surveying that would need to be accomplished. Plus, the whole thing would need to be done under stage lights, with the proper ventilation, and with an audience to make sure the temperature and humidity conditions don't vary enough to cause thermal expansion of any of the parts.

A difference of 439.5 labor hours and 3.75 linear install hours. Might catch someone's attention.

Another One

I'm not certain if "Turn on the lights" is right before or right after "Work on a table" on the list.

That Picture Again...

I would say this never gets old, but it does. This year we've built an entire course around things like this. I wonder if it will help.

Mrs. TANBI thinks you just don't appreciate this thing until you are in your late 20's. Only then does your back get a vote in how you ergonomically situate yourself. I guess there's something to that, although it really doesn't speak to the efficiency part.

I guess that's why it's called school.