Unexpected Moments of Clarity

What's the most ridiculous thing you've seen that made sense a few seconds later?

I arrived at the lakeshore to see a coast guard helicopter in the middle of a rescue.

It was a windy day and the waves were high. Someone was in the water.

I watched as they lowered someone from the helicopter and secured the guy in the water.

It took a while, and it was nerve-wracking to watch, but they finally got the guy out

of the water and into the helicopter. Thank goodness. And then two minutes later,

they chucked the guy back out of the helicopter and into the waves. It took me a minute

to realize they were doing training exercises, and not getting rid of the guy they