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How to make boring technical reports more fun to read:
Imagine they were written and sent in, unsolicited, by the estranged spouse of the head of the project.
[[A person sits crouched in the middle of the floor of an empty room, typing on a laptop. There are books and papers scattered around him.]]
Laptop: Six guard rails have erratic reflector placement, and one even lacks reflectors entirely, despite rule G31.02(b) clearly mandating consistent usage.
Person: ...
SHARON!
{{Title text: If that fails, just multiply every number by a thousand. 'The 2nd St speed limit should be set at 25,000 mph, which would likely have prevented 1,000 of the intersection's 3,000 serious accidents last month.'}}
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