> I asked Michael [Bay] why it was easier to train oil drillers to become astronauts than it was to train astronauts to become oil drillers, and he told me to shut the fuck up. — Ben Affleck
Still one of my favorite movies though.
Although.. in defense of that mythical blue collar work ethic, I do know plumbers and machinists that have built their own planes and become aviators. Never met a test pilot or double-phd that become a plumber
You always need a license to fly your own plane. You don't always need a license to do your own plumbing. There might be many test pilots or double-phds fixing the plumbing on their houses without telling anyone.
> Never met a test pilot or double-phd that become a plumber
Yeah, but if one of them had, he'd probably be too embarrassed to tell you!