Utah State Aggies
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A large Cornish Pump with 70 ton flywheel and standing 30 feet tall with
a capacity of four million gallons was used to pump water out of the
mine. One day as the story goes, the pump stopped working flooding the
mine. The mine superintendent called out for a Scotsman in town who
could reputedly fix the pump. When the Scotsman arrived he was carrying
a large sledgehammer. As the miners watched, he climbed on the pump with
the sledgehammer in hand, and studied it for a good five minutes. Then
he raised the hammer and whacked a spot on the flywheel. Immediately,
the pump resumed working. The Scotsman went home and sent the
superintendent a bill for $1000 dollars. The superintendent was stunned.
"A thousand dollars for five minutes work ? He told the accountant to
send it back and have him itemize his bill" Back came the bill from the
Scotsman, itemized.
For hitting the wheel with the hammer......50 cents
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