Do you really think that Adam would pass on a chance to build a cannon that would shoot a frozen bird through a window? Of COURSE they did a show on that some years ago!
One of my favorite shows on TV! On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Lammey, Peter A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > ** Didnt they do experiments similar to this on Mythbusters? > Im sure I have seen one episode when they tested the myth about people > flying out of a window from an airplane when the window is broken. > I wonder if they did the test with a chicken.... > > > Thanks > Peter Lammey > ESPN IT Client Architecture and Automation > 860-766-4761 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Pruitt, Christopher J > *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2008 9:36 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* OT - Friday Humor > > ** > > This is allegedly a true story. Engineers at a major aerospace company were > instructed to test the effects of bird-strikes (notably geese) on the > windshields of airliners and military jets. To simulate the effect of a > goose colliding with an aircraft traveling at high speed, the test engineers > built a powerful gun, with which they fired dead chickens at the > windshields. The simulations using the gun and the dead chickens worked > extremely effectively, happily proving the suitability of the windshields, > and several articles about the project appeared in the testing industry > press. > > It so happened that another test laboratory in a different part of the > world was involved in assessing bird-strikes - in this case on the > windshields and drivers' cabs of new very high speed trains. The train test > engineers had read about the pioneering test developed by the aerospace > team, and so they approached them to ask for specifications of the gun and > the testing methods. The aerospace engineers duly gave them details, and the > train engineers set about building their own simulation. > > The simulated bird-strike tests on the train windshields and cabs produced > shocking results. The supposed state-of-the-art shatter-proof high speed > train windshields offered little resistance to the high-speed chickens; in > fact every single windshield that was submitted for testing was smashed to > pieces, along with a number of train cabs and much of the test booth itself. > > The horrified train engineers were concerned that the new high speed trains > required a safety technology that was beyond their experience, so they > contacted the aerospace team for advice and suggestions, sending them an > extensive report of the tests and failures. > > The brief reply came back from the aero-engineers: "You need to defrost the > chickens.... > > *Christopher Pruitt* > Consultant Specialist > *EDS,* an HP Company > mailto:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > We deliver on our commitments > so you can deliver on yours. > > *Confidentiality Notice:* This message and any files transmitted with it > are intended for the sole use of the entity or individual to whom it is > addressed, and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended > addressee for this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any copying, > distribution, or dissemination of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this e-mail in error, please immediately destroy, erase, or > discard this message. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail > if you have received this e-mail by mistake. > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > ------------------------------ > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
