The Chicken Gun

[Renee]

Someone emailed this to me recently and I figured I would share.



THE CHICKEN GUN*. The true story of the Chicken Gun. Too funny not to

share! Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist!

 

Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound

dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space

shuttle, 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.

 

British 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 British 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 BRITS SENT NASA THE DISASTROUS RESULTS OF THEIR EXPERIMENT,

ALONG WITH THE DESIGNS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND BEGGED THE U.S SCIENTISTS FOR

SUGGESTIONS.

 

NASA RESPONDED WITH A ONE-LINE MEMO -- "DEFROST THE CHICKEN." (TRUE STORY) .

 

This story is an urban legend that's been around for sometime. Nobody really knows how true it is. The nationality of those testing the gun fluctuates from Brits to Americans to Aussies and to even the stinky French. I have also heard the target was a train windshield, as in the story, to a running jet engine, to an airplane windshield. In any event it's always a frozen chicken and the testing agency ends up looking as dumb as a bag of hair.



It's a funny story nonetheless and given the human penchant for stupidity, the story becomes entirely plausible. ac_toofunny

[Frost]

Myth busters did a show on the Chicken gun talking about how they where used.

if I remember right it was a messy event, and I was thinking BBQ chicken would have been a better Idea  ac_smile

[cc]

A good tale. Mythbusters is funny also

[Anonymous]

Someone emailed this to me recently and I figured I would share.



THE CHICKEN GUN*. The true story of the Chicken Gun. Too funny not to

share! Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist!

 

Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound

dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space

shuttle, 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.

 

British 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 British 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 BRITS SENT NASA THE DISASTROUS RESULTS OF THEIR EXPERIMENT,

ALONG WITH THE DESIGNS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND BEGGED THE U.S SCIENTISTS FOR

SUGGESTIONS.

 

NASA RESPONDED WITH A ONE-LINE MEMO -- "DEFROST THE CHICKEN." (TRUE STORY) .

 

This story is an urban legend that's been around for sometime. Nobody really knows how true it is. The nationality of those testing the gun fluctuates from Brits to Americans to Aussies and to even the stinky French. I have also heard the target was a train windshield, as in the story, to a running jet engine, to an airplane windshield. In any event it's always a frozen chicken and the testing agency ends up looking as dumb as a bag of hair.



It's a funny story nonetheless and given the human penchant for stupidity, the story becomes entirely plausible. ac_toofunny

 ac_toofunny

[Anonymous]

Someone emailed this to me recently and I figured I would share.



THE CHICKEN GUN*. The true story of the Chicken Gun. Too funny not to

share! Sometimes it does take a rocket scientist!

 

Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch standard 4 pound

dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space

shuttle, 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.

 

British 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 British 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 BRITS SENT NASA THE DISASTROUS RESULTS OF THEIR EXPERIMENT,

ALONG WITH THE DESIGNS OF THE WINDSHIELD AND BEGGED THE U.S SCIENTISTS FOR

SUGGESTIONS.

 

NASA RESPONDED WITH A ONE-LINE MEMO -- "DEFROST THE CHICKEN." (TRUE STORY) .

 

This story is an urban legend that's been around for sometime. Nobody really knows how true it is. The nationality of those testing the gun fluctuates from Brits to Americans to Aussies and to even the stinky French. I have also heard the target was a train windshield, as in the story, to a running jet engine, to an airplane windshield. In any event it's always a frozen chicken and the testing agency ends up looking as dumb as a bag of hair.



It's a funny story nonetheless and given the human penchant for stupidity, the story becomes entirely plausible. ac_toofunny

A very funny story Renee.

 ac_smile