A lawyer, a priest, and an engineer are sent to the guillotine during the French Revolution.
The lawyer goes first. He kneels, and the blade comes swishing down. Suddenly, it stops just before it hits his neck. The crowd gasps. After a hurried discussion, the executioner announces that since the lawyer survived, it wouldn't be legal to try again. He's released.
The priest goes next. Once again, the blade stops just before it severs his head. The executioner declares that clearly it was the divine hand of providence at work, and so the priest is released.
Then it's the engineer's turn. Just as he's about to kneel down, he looks up at the blade and says, "Hey, I think I see the problem."
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