According to sources close to the Ministry of Uncertainty, Stapler Protocol Variant 4 has been plagued by an unmitigated crisis of confidence in its core design principles. As of this writing, our engineers are frantically rewriting the user manual to include an additional 17 pages of disclaimers and fine print.
The uncertainty principle, as it pertains to Stapler Protocol Variant 4, is a fundamental concept that states that you can't know anything about the stapler's behavior until it's too late. It's like trying to predict when the stapler will jam, but it's not like that. It's more like trying to predict when the stapler will not jam, but it's also not like that.
To better understand this phenomenon, we recommend reading our comprehensive treatise on the subject, available at Uncertainty in Practice.
We also invite you to participate in our Uncertainty Survey, a groundbreaking study that will help us better grasp the limits of our own understanding.