....Suddenly, the brakes fail just as they crest the rise.
As they begin to plummet unchecked down the mountain, the driver begins a miraculous set of actions, feathering the body of the car against the side of the mountain as well as other vehicles, while simultaneously downshifting the engine. He brings the vehicle to a precarious halt halfway down the mountain on the narrow shoulder of the road next to a thousand foot drop.
The co-workers climb out of the car and assess the situation. The Solution Consultant takes charge and says, "Let's brainstorm ideas! I have a whiteboard in the trunk. We'll ideate some solutions. Then, we'll run through a scenario where we...."
The Mechanical Engineer interrupts, "Listen, I have a pocketknife and some appropriately viscous fluids to fill the brake line. I can get us back on the road safely within minutes."
They turn to the Software Engineer, who says, "I think our first course of action should be to push this vehicle back to the top of the mountain and see if it happens again."
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