Diary Drabble: Afterthought

The safety measures were an afterthought. the product of someone with an overactive imagination and not a lot of sense. Except for this, apparently. Because when the temperature reached critical, the sensors shorted out; this back up switch indicating no readings were being taken, really, truly saved lives.

Of course, all credit went to the engineers, not the random observation by the company’s graphic designer. He went back to his cubicle after the simulation clutching his cup of tepid coffe...