Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch 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 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 backrest 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 the experiment along with the designs of the windshield and begged the US scientists for suggestions. NASA responded with a one-line memo:

"Defrost the chicken."

or dont drive the train where the chickens are real cold LOL

It reminds me of how in the early years NASA spent millions of dollars on working on getting a pen to work in zero gravity. They eventually worked it out after months.

The Russians on the other hand simply gave their astronauts pencils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some times the easiest soloution does work

Edited September 1, 200718 yr by H2oDunc

http://www.snopes.com/science/cannon.asp

It reminds me of how in the early years NASA spent millions of dollars on working on getting a pen to work in zero gravity. They eventually worked it out after months.

The Russians on the other hand simply gave their astronauts pencils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some times the easiest soloution does work

Ah sorry H2oDunc, this one is an urban myth. You can't use pencils, bit's of the lead would break off and cause untold damage floating around. However, the bit that is true, is that you can use a normal biro in zero gravity.