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From: Joyce, Washington, 98343 USA
Registered: JUL 2000

posted 12-04-2001 03:55 AM         

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Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea was to simulate the frequent incidents of airborn bird strikes to test the strength of the windshields. British engineers heard of the gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high-speed trains. Arrangements were made, and a gun was sent to the British engineers. When the gun was fired, the engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurtled out of the barrel, crashed into and through the shatterproof windshield, smashing it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's backrest in two and embedded itself in the back wall of the cabin, like an arrow shot from a bow. The horrified Brits sent NASA the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and asked the U.S. scientists for suggestions. NASA responded with a one-line memo: "Thaw the chicken."

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Harry Findley

This message has been edited by Harry Findley on 12-04-2001 at 03:58 AM

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From: Rochester Hills, MI USA
Registered: JUL 2000

Posts: 343
From: Punta Gorda, Florida
Registered: JUL 2000

posted 12-04-2001 08:31 AM         

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Please remember that this is "lore", not reality.
Yours for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

But wait, maybe "You can't handle the truth"

Posts: 13833
From: San Antonio, Texas
Registered: JUN 2001

posted 12-04-2001 08:44 AM         

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It may be "lore" but it does provide with an interesting visual concept don't you think?

Happy Prowling

Marty

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From: Cincinnati, OH
Registered: JUL 2000

posted 12-04-2001 01:15 PM         

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Geez, if we can only post the truth on here, Gary c, Sasquatch, Scot, Harry Findley, Butchcee and myself will have to start our own website.

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