The Plumber.
A plumber was called to a factory to clear a clogged water line. When he arrived, he walked around the factory to assess the situation, then walked up to one of the pipes, tapped his wrench on it several times, and the water line was instantly cleared. “Your problem is fixed,” he told the factory’s general manager, and handed him a bill for $525. “Five hundred twenty-five dollars!” the incredulous manager fumed. “You were only here five minutes and all you did was tap on a pipe!” The plumber calmly and confidently replied, “The $25 is for tapping the pipe. The $500 is for knowing which pipe to tap.”

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