I can't speak for the interviewers, but I for one would believe we dodged a bullet. Imagine working with someone with that kind of temper.

I agree with you in that regard, but I'd still be re-assessing our interview process if that happened.

Empathy and kindness is the top, fundamental value I hold professionally, but I am struggling to understand why you would re-assess after a single incident. If a large fraction of candidates showed signs of extreme stress, sure. One candidate, though, isn't enough to determine anything meaningful, in my opinion. As Mack "Bumpy" Freeholder famously said "one thrown laptop is on them, but two thrown laptops is on me!"

Haha, fair enough. And I'm not sure if that's a real quote, but I want to believe.

Sorry, misquoted. "Throw one laptop shame on you. Throw two laptops shame on me."

Yes it did, at first. It was one of the first times we presented the question, so we didn't have a great signal on its efficacy just yet. However, other red flags emerged during the interview process, and we decided to try the question out a few more times, with a lot more success. And the rest is history.