Musings and observations from T.J. Smith, commenting on the passing parade.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Funky Chicken
I am indebted to my colleague George M. for the following:
It seems NASA has created an instrument called a "chicken gun" which they use to propel dead chickens at high velocity against windshields and capsule surfaces to develop resistance to airborne fowl which can disarm or impede an aircraft in flight. Apparently the Brits heard about it and wanted to borrow a "chicken gun" to test the windshields on their new high speed trains. The loan was arranged and when the Brits fired their chickens they smashed thru the windshields, broke the operator's backrest and imbedded in the cabin wall. These results duly alarmed them and they came to NASA to determine the cause. The NASA reply was a one liner - "DEFROST THE CHICKENS".
BTW the Funky Chicken was a dance we elders shuffled to several decades ago.
tjs
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a great one!
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