TESTED
British Railways was looking for a way to test locomotive windshields when they heard about an unusual test cannon at British Airways. Airways used the cannon to fire birds at great force into the windshields of passenger jets to insure designs and materials were up to par. They gladly let the railway borrow it. Just before the test run Railways sent someone out to buy a dead chicken for ammunition. The cannon was then loaded, aimed, and fired at the windshield. The bird smashed through the windshield, broke the engineer’s chair, and made a large dent in the rear wall. Railways was furious. They called Airways demanding an explanation. Airways checked it out. “No problem?” they reported. “Next time you buy a chicken, make sure it isn’t frozen?” Christian Clippings
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