Three blonde friends had gone through police training. Part of their test at the end was suspect identification. So an officer flashed them a profile picture of a suspect's profile, then asked them how they would easily identify the suspect later if their only information was the picture.
The first blonde said: "Oh, that's easy! The suspect is easily identified because he only has one eye!"
The officer was confused at this for a moment before he realized what she was thinking, then he had to laugh. "This is a profile picture. You'll never be a cop!"
The officer showed the second blonde the suspect's profile. She took a moment to think, then laughed. "Hah, easy!" she said. "The suspect only has one ear!"
The officer isn't amused at all this time. "This is a profile! Do you even know what that means? Get out, you'll never be a cop!"
Then it was the third blonde's turn, and once more the officer flashes the suspect's picture. She examines it closely, then smiles and tells the officer "the suspect wears contact lenses."
Now, that's not something the officer knows off the top of his head, and it's not too useful for identifying suspects at a distance, either. But it was pretty impressive, as when he went and checked it out it turned out that yes, he did! The officer asked the blonde how she knew that he wore contacts, and she explained,
"Well, before I decided I wanted to be a police officer, I was going to be an optometrist, so I know a bunch of stuff about eyes and glasses still. I could see a groove on the captain's nose from where he used to wear glasses. However, even though he needs visual correction, he can't wear normal glasses because he's obviously been in some sort of horrible accident that's left him with only one ear and one eye."
The first blonde said: "Oh, that's easy! The suspect is easily identified because he only has one eye!"
The officer was confused at this for a moment before he realized what she was thinking, then he had to laugh. "This is a profile picture. You'll never be a cop!"
The officer showed the second blonde the suspect's profile. She took a moment to think, then laughed. "Hah, easy!" she said. "The suspect only has one ear!"
The officer isn't amused at all this time. "This is a profile! Do you even know what that means? Get out, you'll never be a cop!"
Then it was the third blonde's turn, and once more the officer flashes the suspect's picture. She examines it closely, then smiles and tells the officer "the suspect wears contact lenses."
Now, that's not something the officer knows off the top of his head, and it's not too useful for identifying suspects at a distance, either. But it was pretty impressive, as when he went and checked it out it turned out that yes, he did! The officer asked the blonde how she knew that he wore contacts, and she explained,
"Well, before I decided I wanted to be a police officer, I was going to be an optometrist, so I know a bunch of stuff about eyes and glasses still. I could see a groove on the captain's nose from where he used to wear glasses. However, even though he needs visual correction, he can't wear normal glasses because he's obviously been in some sort of horrible accident that's left him with only one ear and one eye."
