Scientists at Rolls Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners and military jets 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.
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 Americans sent Rolls Royce the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the British scientists for suggestions.
Rolls Royce responded with the following one-line memo:
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"Defrost the chicken."
2007-07-20 04:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by budgie 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Nice one.I heard something like that off the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.Jeff Foxworthy brought it up.
2007-07-20 07:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by Lil Shooter 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh I worked USA military aircraft and space shuttle design , the USA developed such a gun in the 1950's
its used a Arnold development ctr in Tullahoma ,TN since then
and note USA military aircraft the chicken can be frozen and still pass that test
2014-07-07 00:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard that same story, told as truth, about BR testing the windshield of the APT in the 70's!
2007-07-20 11:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would think the Americans would love a gun like that, bigger, faster, harder, better!
2007-07-20 11:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by rdrnnr1972 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ltypical yanks trying to educate them it's like pulling hens teeth
2007-07-20 11:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by S Martypsnts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
interesting
2007-07-20 11:31:50 · answer #6 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
brilliant
2007-07-20 11:38:43 · answer #7 · answered by Carrie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chick it out
2007-07-20 11:39:19 · answer #8 · answered by capa-de-monty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nice one Budgie.............
2007-07-20 11:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by Rambooze 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well well well
2007-07-20 11:40:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋