Ayre el KaBeer Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 Funny little science experiment http://www.paintbug.com/cdexplode while reading it I couldn't help but think of all techy/nerdy characters got their starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILL Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 "The general recommendation is that you never stand close to a 64x drive, if it isn't mounted in an explosion proof enclosure. You could have your stomach perforated."Important safety tip neh? ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted May 18, 2003 Share Posted May 18, 2003 followed of course by....Unwise Microwave Oven Experiments ::cool ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 In a similar, but more ecologically unfriendly light: Self Destructing DVDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayre el KaBeer Posted May 20, 2003 Author Share Posted May 20, 2003 Not sure if this is true but what the hell...Maybe it DOES take a Rocket Scientist. (true story) 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. Rolls Royce responded with a one-line memo: \"Defrost the chicken.\" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 the chicken launching gun is true, the militaries of weapons building countries use them frequently to test their craft. as far as i know not defrosting the whole chicken would have those exact results though... ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormammu Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 Not sure if this is true but what the hell... ROFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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