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At 8:00pm on 21 August 1957, Dr Asimov was participating on a televised discussion panel convened to share the importance of clearly communicating scientific ideas. Isaac Asimov represented science fiction, John Hansen represented technical documents, and David O Woodbury represented science fact.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })During the discussion, Dr Asimov claimed that he could write under any circumstances and his fellow panelists challenged him to prove his claim by writing a new Short Story before the end of the panel. He accepted this invitation with excitement (having primed himself to expect the challenge while backstage), and began writing vigorously. With his Pride at stake, Dr Asimov continued to participate in the panel while creating the story. Before 8:30pm, he read the story aloud for the Studio Audience."Insert Knob A in Hole B" takes place in a remote outpost where his fellow panelists have been having trouble assembling the various equipment they've been provided with. At best, their equipment is somewhat functional, and some of the life-support systems occasionally stop working. Like the panelists they’re based on, Hansen and Woodbury complained about poorly written technical documents. They sent formal (and emphatic) requests for solutions. To help them, a robot was designed to assemble any possible machine that has ever been built, no building instructions needed. Now that it's arrived, Hansen and Woodberry discuss what they'll instruct the robot to reassemble first. The crate is opened to reveal... a blurry sheet of badly written directions and five hundred pieces to assemble.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })This story was later published in The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction (December 1957), Nightfall and Other Stories (1969), Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories, Volume 1 (1990), Tell Me a Story: Science Fiction One (1997), Creation Myth Or Miracle (13 December 2013) | |
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The Annotated Edition: When it was published in The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction, the editor's introduction focused on Dr Asimov's incredible list of achievements since this story was yet another; a story written in twenty minutes while engaged in a conversation. Naturally, this introduction is longer than the story itself. When it was published in Nightfall and Other Stories, this story contained an introduction where Dr Asimov explained the inspiration behind the story. | |
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Anti-Climax: The story is a build-up to a Science Fiction resolution to the elimination of unclear assembly instructions. The solution created by the best engineers on Earth is... an unassembled robot with unclear assembly instructions. | |
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