Scientists at Rolls Royce built a gun specifically to launch dead chicken 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 shot 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 Toyce the disastrous results of the experiment, along with the designs of the windshield and begged the British scientists for suggestions.
Rolls Royce responded with a one-line memo :-
“Defrost the bloody chicken”.
Tailpiece.
Got up at a 10’ to 5, the chores and was ready by a quarter past 7. Boarded the bus to Kottarakkara at our gate.
Got a Fast Passenger bound for Tvpm around a quarter to 8. Reached the Foundation by a quarter past 10.
Was at work till a 10’ past 5. Got my laptop repaired in the meantime.
Set off for Kottarakkara soon after and reached there by a quarter past 8. Last bus was missed and so, hired an autorickshaw.
A quiet but late evening.
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