The pink scissors
So this is a funny little story I remember from back during my time being enlisted in the German navy.
I was part of the electricians and was given the task to lay out all the metal surfaces in our electrical rooms with 1000-volt mats, to have more safety in case of touching something that is powered.
Well the scissors we had looked good but were completely garbage and couldn't cut for shit. So when I was free I went to a store to get myself some other scissors, so that I can complete that task without losing my mind.
Sure I could've asked for other scissors, but good luck getting that through procurement.
The store had scissors, exactly one type. Small bright pink scissors you buy for elementary school girls. So ofc. I bought them. These scissors were a game changer. I was able to cut stuff about 5 times as fast as I was before.
Now a bit later, people did find out that I got myself some scissors privately and a superior when he had to cut some stuff himself asked me if I could lend him those scissors. 936
So I got them to him. He looked at me like I was trolling him. He was like "Seriously? This is what I'd get my daughter to play with"
I was like "Well sir, you can use the scissors or use the one from the workshop. It is your choice really" he choose the ones from the workshop. For about 5 minutes. Then he came back with a "Give me your pink scissors"
These pink scissors have from then on became a staple of the electricians workshop. Whenever people needed to cut things, they used the pink elementary school scissors.
Probably not the most interesting story. I just remembered it and how funny it was seeing all these old dudes work with small pink scissors barely large enough for their fingers. 936