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Problem solving flow chart

May 17th, 2008 by Erich Vieth

I ended up with a copy of this humorous problem solving flow chart about 30 years ago. I don’t know who created it or when. I kept it in a folder all these years.  I find its sardonic logic impeccable.

If anyone knows the history of this chart, let me know so I can give proper credit.

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2 Responses to “Problem solving flow chart”

  1. Niklaus Pfirsig Says:
    May 18th, 2008 at 4:58 am

    It’s pretty old. The first time I saw the “problem solving” flowchart was at least 10 years ago when a Field Engineer (computer repairman) gave me a photo-copy.

  2. Dan Klarmann Says:
    May 18th, 2008 at 7:01 am

    A quick Google turns up a couple of thousand exact matches, none of which provide provenance. But there are cleaner copies of this chart out there.

    Back in 1980, a schoolmate of mine produced a similar flow chart on how to fix a flat tire for his programming class. There was no way to complete his elaborate chart without consuming at least one beer. Most paths put you over the legal limit, but only one path got you up and running again.

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