why do they keep mentally unstable people in these jobs
Because there's a fine line between "mentally unstable" and "eccentric," and no one knows exactly where that line is? And because the best scientists are often eccentric?
You don't suppose that Merck was somehow involved, do you?
23 posted on 11/17/2008 1:17:24 PM PST by Prunetacos
("Tell Matsumoto to kiss my ass.We've got better things to do than shine his shoes and pee on command)