Quacks gotta hurt

[allthumbs]

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A man dashing across a lake on a customized personal watercraft at about 55 mph was killed in an apparent collision with a flying duck.

 

.... sorry, I couldn't help myself

[Dru]

if only it was a chicken, right

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

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Originally posted by Dru:

if only it was a chicken, right

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Who gives a flying fuck?

 

Besides trask?

[Dru]

I believe it was scientists at Purdue University who came up with a cannon that fired chickens in order to test how well planes would react if they hit a bird in midair. Maybe one of those Purdue profs had a grudge against the Jet Skiiier, not that any sane person wouldnt - those things are SUCK.

[Poseur]

Several years ago a couple guys washed up dead on the shore of South Lake Tahoe. At first they thought it was some sort of murder, but as time wore on they found pieces of their face and hair on the side of a dock and a jet ski floating nearby. As more info came became available it became obvious these guys had gotten drunk and stole a jet ski in the middle of the night and accidently plowed into the dock.....doh!

[vegetablebelay]

Frozen chickens kill youth

 

 

By JOHN ASKILL

 

A TEENAGE worker was crushed to death by a ton of frozen chicken, an inquest heard yesterday.

 

Horrified pals yelled a warning to Paul Langford as a huge pallet toppled off a forklift.

 

But the 17-year-old warehouseman was unable to dive out of the way in time.

 

He was crushed beneath the shrink-wrapped chicken pieces — equivalent to hundreds of birds.

 

Paul was rushed to hospital, but died on the way from multiple injuries. His father Andrew, who also worked at QK Cold Stores in Marston, Lincs, was at his side.

 

Paul, from Woodlands, South Yorks, was working with forklift driver Gary Sumner when the load slipped, sending chicken pieces raining down.

 

Mr Sumner said he noticed the load falling as he began to move back. He told the inquest: “I called out to Paul — but it was too late. All the stuff was coming down. It was all around him. I jumped down to help him.”

 

Mr Sumner said the pallet looked OK and it did not occur to him that Paul was in a dangerous position.

 

The inquest heard there were no faults with the forklift and Mr Sumner was fully trained. But the pallet was missing a crucial board that prevented loads slipping off the forks.

 

The inquest, being held before a jury in Grantham, continues today.

 

 

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[Cpt.Caveman]

That sucks.

 

I worked with lifts and frozen turkeys and chickens etc in the past. It's a nightmare sometimes.

 

The driver is almost always to blame if shit goes wrong if you ask me. I am a licensed lift truck operator so I would have to admit that much. Must have hurt!!!!!!!

[Thinker]

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Originally posted by Dru:

[QB]I believe it was scientists at Purdue University who came up with a cannon that fired chickens in order to test how well planes would react if they hit a bird in midair. QB]

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[ 09-19-2002, 05:50 PM: Message edited by: Thinker ]

[glen]

I know NASA has one of the chicken-plane test apparatuses. Apparently the brits were curious to see how their planes would deal with a collision between one of their cockpits and a flying chicken. Upon testing it, the bird went through the windshield, and effectively desroyed all in its path. Shocked and deeply terrified of the what the test results could mean for their aircraft and pilots, they sent a letter to NASA asking for engineering advice to fortify their aircraft against bird hits.

 

NASA responded with a simple solution, "Thaw the chickens before you run the test."

[Harry_Pi]

Me like chicken.

[Poseur]

Why do we care? I do not know, but nevertheless...

 

Chicago-bound jet heads to L.A. after striking birds on takeoff

 

Published 12:10 p.m. PDT Monday, September 23, 2002

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The pilot of a Chicago-bound American Airlines MD-80 decided Monday to head for Los Angeles after striking a flock of birds on takeoff from San Diego.

 

Flight 1450, carrying 131 passengers and five crew members, was expected to land around noon, airport spokeswoman Gaby Pacheco said.

 

The jet struck the birds as it took off from San Diego International Airport at 10:04 a.m., Pacheco said. The pilot did not know of any damage to the plane, but chose to head for Los Angeles rather than continue on to Chicago.

 

American Airlines did not immediately return a call for comment.

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[rr666]

Every large plane engine in production today has successfully passed the frozen chicken test. In this test, they take a 4 pound chicken (maybe a cornish game chicken, or whatever those small things are you can buy in the store), and then they rev the engine up and throw it on in. must be a site to see.

 

They still do this test regularly for new engines. It made our headline new on our internal intranet when our latest jet engine passed the test!!!

[salbrecher]

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Originally posted by rr666:

Every large plane engine in production today has successfully passed the frozen chicken test. In this test, they take a 4 pound chicken (maybe a cornish game chicken, or whatever those small things are you can buy in the store), and then they rev the engine up and throw it on in.

must be a site to see.

 

They still do this test regularly for new engines. It made our headline new on our internal intranet when our latest jet engine passed the test!!!

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What does "passing" the test mean? That the engine didn't blow up?