Impossible is possible

Reading the work and success (?) Of Habratopik, I recalled one instructive, whether a bike or a parable, call it what you want, told to me by the head on the eve of the diploma protection at the institute.

The action takes place in Soviet times, in the era of the race of all that is possible.
Somehow a big boss comes to one well-known research institute, assembles engineers and sets them the task:
“The Americans invented the anti-gravity engine and now they make flying machines, the flight height is 30 meters, the speed is up to 60 km / h! The Soviet Union must have a decent answer! ”
Further, the engineers are shown a colorful roller with this machine, how it flies well, satisfied pilot faces, etc.
“In general, as you wish, but in three months we should have the same one!”
“It's impossible!” Exclaimed the engineers.
“As you wish, but make it happen!” The big boss answered.
Three months pass. A boss arrives to check how he completed his task.
He enters the room, and there are sullen, frustrated engineers.
“Not managed?” - asked the big boss.
“No,” answered the engineers, expecting to be carried, deprivation of premiums, and some layoffs, “Well, we don’t manage to raise the speed to 60 km / h by 30 meters, we could only by 2 centimeters and speed to 10 km / h . "
But instead of scattering, the head of all of them began to praise, wrote out prizes and issued promotions, explaining it this way:
“The Americans don’t have anything like this, we made this film ourselves, everything in it is complete nonsense, but you did the impossible !”