Wisdom at Work

A scientist was conducting an experiment with frogs and how far they can jump. He placed a frog on a measuring grid and said "jump frog, jump!". The frog jumped 9 feet. Then the scientist surgically removed one of the frog's legs and again said "jump frog, jump!". This time, the frog jumped only 6 feet. The scientist continued to remove legs and measure the distance the frog could jump until, at last, the frog had no legs and, when the scientist said "jump frog, jump!", it did not jump at all. So, the scientist concluded that when you cut off the four legs of a frog, it turns deaf.

The "scientist" in the above story is alleged to have been with the White House Science Advisor's team.