“Unbelievable ,” Grandpa George exclaimed. At 85 his mind was still so sharp and Sydney loved to spend time with him. It was his engineering prowess that attracted her. Of course his biggest accomplishments was in ballistic missile technology, but their was still a kindred admiration.
“What’s the range?”
“The battery is the limiter,” Sydney answered. “This model has the latest from our lab. With it the drone range is 25 miles.”
“You must be careful my Sydney. Uncle Sam will try to corrupt your wonderful talent like they did mine.”
“No worries G.G. No one’ll believe a blonde like me did this!”
Fiction Playground 
Very appropriate story for today 🙂
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We have no idea until someone uncovers the truth. Thanks for reading and commenting Jane.
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Sadly that’s probably pretty close to the truth. Good one.
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I try not to judge by appearances and stereotypes, but I suppose we all have them to one degree or another. She may be able to leverage hers however.
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Especially since stereotypes say women aren’t good in math. But, my mom is really good at math, so I didn’t hear the stereotype until my 20’s.
But, what grandpa said is true…any invention they will try to make a weapon out of, to find new ways of killing people.
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Now we can’t talk when there is an insect nearby – never judge by appearances indeed. Nice one.
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A bug can take more than one form, Iain. I know micro drones are certain gaining momentum in their use by the military.
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Giggles…. love that one. The least possible suspect…
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WE turn ourselves into unwitting fools when we let our pre-conceived notions overpower the facts of logic. Sydney didn’t look like our too ridged notion of a smart girl, so she can easily fly under the radar of importance.
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Very true!
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And we get exploited by demagogues, con men, cult leaders, etc., and people can be lead to commit atrocities.
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So true…But sometimes it is an advantage. Good one.
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I would much rather be underestimated, but that is just me.
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Oh, blonde jokes. 😉
Actually, I think I’ve read stories about little drones made to mimic insects to be used for various purposes. Google “man made drone insect.”
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Blondes have learned to embrace the stereotype and surprise people over time.
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Love it. Dumb blonde, indeed. I can think of a lot of very smart ones 🙂
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Sadly appropriate for today. Social misconceptions are such a drag…
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We give legs to our misunderstandings and allow them to shade our life experience Magaly.
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Indeed…
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Very clever girl. Alas, I fear she is all too correct about people and their misconceptions.
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I enjoyed this layered thought provoking story,
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Very real and true to form. So many observations made so enjoyable!
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What an enjoyable story.
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I deliberately went bald to avoid the condescension of hair-ists. I feel your pain!
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How could we have survived this long without such a noble gesture Martin? Your willingness to sacrifice so much for the greater goods shall be the stuff of legends. Legends I say! Thanks so much for taking your time in reading and giving a comment. It is greatly appreciated.
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Clever perspective.
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Thank you Dawn. Just as it says on Rochelle’s Friday Functioned intro it is all in what you see.
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