#323: Ballmer Peak explain

[A graph with “programming skill” on the Y-axis and “blood alcohol concentration” on the X-axis. The Y-axis slowly goes down, but spikes at 0.1337%.]

[Cueball is making a presentation with the graph.]

Cueball: Called the Ballmer Peak, it was discovered by Microsoft in the 80’s. The cause is unknown but somehow a B.A.C between 0.129% and 0.138% confers superhuman programming ability.

Cueball: However, it’s a delicate effect requiring careful calibration – you can’t just give a team of coders a year’s supply of whiskey and tell them to get cracking.

Spectator: …Has that ever happened?

Cueball: Remember Windows ME?

Spectator: I knew it!