Scientists at Roll Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, and military jets, all travelling at maximum velocity.
The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields. American 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 American 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 Yanks sent Rolls Royce the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the British scientists for suggestions.
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You're going to love this......
Rolls Royce responded with a one-line memo:
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"Defrost the chicken."
2007-05-09
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Good question. 8/10
2007-05-09 08:55:26
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answered by hurler14 2
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....still funny, just don't know if it's true or not
This is a list of what all the advertising terms on products really mean...
NEW - Different color from previous design.
ALL NEW - Parts are not interchangeable with previous design.
EXCLUSIVE - Imported product.
UNMATCHED - Almost as good as the competition.
FOOLPROOF OPERATION - No provision for adjustments.
ADVANCED DESIGN - The advertising agency doesn't understand it.
IT'S HERE AT LAST - Rush job. Nobody knew it was coming.
FIELD TESTED - Manufacturer lacks test equipment.
HIGH ACCURACY - Unit on which all parts fit.
FUTURISTIC - No other reason why it looks the way it does.
REDESIGNED - Previous flaws fixed - we hope.
DIRECT SALES ONLY - Factory had a big argument with distributor.
YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT - We finally got one to work.
BREAKTHROUGH - We finally figured out a use for it.
MAINTENANCE FREE - Impossible to fix.
MEETS ALL STANDARDS - Ours, not yours.
SOLID-STATE - Heavy as hell.
LESS FATTENING - Now doesn't have the same fat content as pig stomach lining.
HIGH RELIABILITY - We made it work long enough to ship it.
NON-REFUNDABLE - We couldn't make it work long enough to ship it.
FAT FREE - You pay for the food, but the fat is free.
2007-05-09 07:54:46
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answered by Chris R 3
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:)
read this also :Her husband had passed on and the new widow was so distraught that she sought out a spiritualist who told her that her husband was just fine.
She added further that he was eagerly awaiting a reunion with her.
"Is there anything he needs?" the distraught woman asked, between tears.
The spiritualist went into a transient state, then replied, "He says he'd love a package of cigarettes."
"I'll send a carton immediately." the woman said joyfully. "But did he say where I should send them?"
"No." replied the Seer somberly. "But he didn't ask for matches."
"If you're going to work here young man," said the boss, "one thing you must learn is that we are very keen on cleanliness in this firm.
"Did you wipe your feet on the mat as you came in?"
"Oh, yes, sir." responded the young man.
"And another thing we are very keen on is truthfulness. There is no mat." said the boss.
Fresh out of business school, the young man answered a want ad for an accountant. Now he was being interviewed by a very nervous man who ran a small business that he had started himself.
"I need someone with an accounting degree," the man said. "But mainly, I'm looking for someone to do my worrying for me."
"Excuse me?" the accountant said.
"I worry about a lot of things," the man said. "But I don't want to have to worry about money. Your job will be to take all the money worries off my back."
"I see," the accountant said. "And how much does the job pay?"
"I'll start you at eighty thousand."
"Eighty thousand dollars!" the accountant exclaimed. "How can such a small business afford a sum like that?"
"That," the owner said, "is your first worry."
Little Johnny went to the store with his grandmother. On the way home, he looked through her bags to see what she had purchased.
In one package, Little Johnny found some panty hose and he began to sound out the words "Queen Size."
He then turned to his grandmother and exclaimed, "Look Grandma, you wear the same size as Mom's bed!"
The husband was adjusting his tie in front of the mirror tonight before this awards dinner and he asked his wife, "Honey, how many great men do you think there are in the world today?"
"One less than you think," his wife replied.
According to "Newsweek" magazine, because Americans are getting so fat, they're coming out with larger toilets.
There's a new one called The Big John. It's 5 inches larger and can handle up to 1200 pounds.
Let me tell you something...
If you're 1200 pounds, you don't need a larger toilet; you need a smaller refrigerator!
2007-05-09 07:48:05
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answered by Anonymous
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no thats true, they used frozen chickens to represent the cold altitude temperatures and it did indeed smash the window, thats why we now have chicken and bird proof windows, it has also been rumoured that it has actually killed more than one pilot, ad how the hell would you defrost a dead bird in mid air? dipsticks! quick get out the bunsen burner, its chicken tonight!
2007-05-09 07:50:47
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answered by paul simon 4
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it is absolutely true about firing chickens at aircraft screens.when i was a development engineer for british aerospace that was one of the tests i performed.and they are not frozen at all.they are ordinary fresh chickens.
2007-05-09 08:03:31
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answered by earl 5
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Ha! Ha! Ha! That was so funny…LMAO!!! Here I'll defrost a star for you!!!
2007-05-09 08:37:43
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answered by Anonymous
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I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it was true
2007-05-12 10:34:21
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answered by angela f 3
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erm...right.. i bet this is one of those homemade jokes.. u can do better next time tho
2016-04-01 04:04:39
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answered by Anonymous
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thats so silly it has to be true
2007-05-09 07:50:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Love it - that should be true!!!!!
2007-05-09 07:49:16
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answered by VV 5
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