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Michael Drives Into A Lake - The Office US
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A short scene from The Office US in which Michael Scott blindly follows his GPS and drives into a lake. The tagline is never trust technology.
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One of my favorite scenes on TV: [VIDEO] The title of the video really ruins it, but it was amazingly funny when I saw it the first time not knowing what to expect :D
Read original comment ↗> You don't fly the flight director command bars when they are telling you to stay on the ground and you're doing 215 knots. This reminds me of the (in)famous "take a right" sketch from The Office [1]. Granted, that was a TV show and they were "piloting" a car, not a 777. [1] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗> I've seen a few examples on youtube of people following the GPS to their own peril ( the last one being, driving in the sea directly) Was it this one? [VIDEO]
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