Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.104, No.1-3, 95-105, 2003
Equipment that cannot do what we want it to do
Able, well-meaning people are sometimes surprised to find that the equipment or instrumented system they have designed is unable to do what they want it to do, either because it defies the laws of science or has other unforeseen faults. Some examples are described. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.