Cracks In The Paint

When I worked at Boeing Helicopters, I recall talking to an Engineer on the shop floor about a special paint that they used on the CH-47 (Chinook). The paint would bond to the underlying frame at a molecular level, to the point where a fracture deep within the frame would manifest itself as a crack in the paint, thereby providing all those involved with a clear indication that the frame needed repair. Rosanne Barr is the crack in the paint. We should be thankful for her signal, even as we detest her.