Live birds are not used in these tests. They are all chickens that have been through the packing house, just like you buy at the store. In years past live birds were used, but the practice was discontinued in the US for humane reasons. Brent --- Cynthia Blue <leviblue@utahdogs.com> wrote:
I would actually appreciate no jokes on this list that poke fun at killing animals in any way. Thank you. Cynthia
Joe Bauman wrote:
Hi all, a moment of levity. Here's a note passed along by a colleague. Best wishes, Joe
Sometimes it DOES take a Rocket Scientist!!
(This is supposed to be a True Story)
Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields.
British engineers heard about 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 hurled out of the barrel, crashed into the shatterproof shield, smashed it to smithereens, blasted through the control console, snapped the engineer's back-rest 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 begged the US scientists for suggestions.
NASA responded with a one-line memo --
"Defrost the chicken."
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