Torture Testing

During testing, Gramma played the game for 172 hours causing her to lose vision in her right eye. The retina scorching light level shrunk Gramma’s eye to the size of a freeze-dried pea. The light intensity levels triggered a rapid fire growth reaction (commonly known as RFGR) causing Gramma’s undetected cataract to spread and swallow her eyeball.

If proper research was done on the effects of light intensity on vision, a Requirement for a light intensity limit could have been implemented. Forming requirements for a system is a necessity in Systems Engineering. Gramma’s horrible tragedy could have been prevented if the company had used Systems Engineering Methods.

Portly Stewart Wiener’s tummy rumbled as the 4:00 hour approached. He knew it was a bad idea to skip lunch, but he couldn’t stop playing the game. He remembered a package of Little Debbie Ding Dongs that his mom had packed for him earlier that year.

As his hunger grew he simply gave in. Savagely ripping into the Ding Dongs, he shoved one down his throat. The complexity of the helmet he wore caused the stale Ding Dong to become lodged in his throat, causing all airways to be blocked. Stewart gasped for air as he fell hard on the testing room floor. His 262 pound body slapping the floor woke Gramma up in the room next door. She sprinted over only to find Stewart face down with half a Ding Dong sticking out of his helmet. Immediately she referred to her first aid and CPR training, with one swift trust upward Gramma dislodged the Ding Dong and removed his helmet. Stewart was grateful and thanked Gramma profusely. She then swiped the second stale Ding Dong and returned to her office. Strangely enough Gramma started eating Ding Dongs regularly.

The design didn’t take into consideration that someone would be eating while they’re playing. A requirement could have been developed from an Operational Scenario, and this mishap could have been avoided if quality Systems Engineering had been used.


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