Think she enjoyed that ride!

August 12, 2010 14:15 by English Guy
Woman has an enjoyable fairground ride!

H/T American Doc


Tish – What harm can a wee bit of volcanic ash do?

August 5, 2010 13:06 by English Guy

 

Here’s what happens to an engine when it's flown through a volcanic ash cloud. This is a Cessna Citation Jet (CJ2) out of Germany during the volcanic ash cloud a few months ago. Luckily the other engine kept running, although very sluggishly.

The burns are due to the hot air being unable to escape due to everything being clogged up the ash.

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H/T His Eminence The Bishop


Real African Signs

June 12, 2010 20:59 by English Guy

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H/T John The Baker


A bit of obscure History – Auto Air Conditioning

June 7, 2010 19:47 by English Guy

The four  Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and 
developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946.  The 
temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees. 

The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked 
his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there with the 
most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.

Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and  
instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car.

They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees, 
turned on the air conditioner, and cooled  the car off immediately.

The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he 
offered them $3 million for the patent.

The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they 
wanted the recognition by having a label, "The Goldberg Air-Conditioner",
on the dashboard of each car in which it was installed. 

Now old man Ford was more than just a little anti-Semitic, and there was 
no way he was going to put the Goldberg's name on two million Fords.

They haggled back and forth for about two hours and finally agreed on $4  
million and that just their first names would be shown. 

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show --  Lo, Norm, Hi, and 
Max -- on the controls.

 

 

H/T John Warden


Know anyone with a Volvo?

May 10, 2010 17:23 by English Guy

Spotted at PistonHeads. Things don’t quite go according to plan with the worlds motoring press gathered for a demonstration.

 

 

H/T Grum


German Engineering

April 29, 2010 15:02 by English Guy

Definitely one for the boys!!!

Leave it to German engineering...


H/T John The Baker


The Best Commercial Ever (for the chaps. of course)

April 18, 2010 22:58 by English Guy

Just across Germany's northern-most border with Denmark you'll find an incredible superstore called Fleggaard.  There, you can buy everything you need - tubs of gummi bears, cases of wine, industrial strength dishwashing soap - at prices 30% cheaper than you'll find in Denmark.  It is Denmark's Costco, packaged as a German loophole.

The 100+ women do stunts in the air - while free-falling - holding hands to spell out   "Half-off on Dishwasher soap at Fleggaard."   You'd be hard-pressed to find a man in Denmark who hasn't seen  and fallen in love with this commercial.  Big surprise!  It was geared strictly to men.

Here is a link to simply the best advertisement ever made.  
http://www.m2film.dk/fleggaard/trailer2.swf

You might be best advised to click the above link from home. This is probably NSFW!

H/T John The Baker


World’s Biggest … Everything!

March 30, 2010 13:17 by English Guy

WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR SWIMMING POOL
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World  Water   Park .. Edmonton ,  Alberta ,  Canada ...5 Acres

WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE COMPLEX..... ... CHICAGO
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Chicago Merchandise Mart...  Illinois ,  USA

WORLD'S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL
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South China Mall, Dongguan ,  China ..

892,000 square meters  Shops on 6 floors
WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE...... ...   AUSTRALIA  
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Sydney harbor bridge, Australia ....8 lanes of car

Traffic..... WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE...... .. CHINA
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Donghai Bridge, China...32.5 kilometers

WORLD'S BIGGEST PASSENGER SHIP
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MS Freedom of the Seas...4300 passenger capacity Inside

WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE.....AIRBUS
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Airbus A380.......555 Passengers

WORLD'S BIGGEST BUS
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Neoplan Jumbo-cruiser. ..2 in 1 bus...double deck bus..

170 passenger capacity
WORLD'S HIGHEST STATUE...... ..... BRAZIL
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CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE..... RIO.D.J , BRAZIL     

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING.... . DUBAI
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Burj Dubai....... 900 meters high. 
WORLD'S LARGEST PALACE...  ROMANIA.  
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Palace of the Parliament.. ... Bucharest ,  Romania ..

more than 500 bedrooms, 55 kitchens, 120 sitting rooms

WORLD'S BIGGEST STADIUM..... ... BRAZIL
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MARACANA STADIUM..... . RIO  D.J.   BRAZIL 

CAPACITY.... .199,000

WORLD'S COSTLIEST STADIUM..... . ENGLAND
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New WEMBLEY STADIUM,  London ...

90,000 capacity. Cost...$1.6 billion

WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX INTER-CHANGE. . HOUSTON ,  TEXAS
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Interstate 10 Highways Interchange. .. Houston , Texas  

WORLD'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR
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Built by KRUPP of  Germany ...45,500 tons...

95 meters high...215 meters long.
WORLD'S LARGEST MOSQUE...  PAKISTAN
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Shah Feisal mosque..... Islamabad .... Pakistan   
Inside hall capacity...35, 000 outside overflow capacity..150, 000

WORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL... LAS VEGAS
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MGM Grand Hotel... Las Vegas ...6,276 rooms

WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOTEL...  DUBAI , U.A.E
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Burj Al Arab Hotel,  Dubai ...only 7 Star Hotel in the World
Cheapest room..$1,000 per night...Royal Suite...$28, 000 per night

WORLD'S  Largest   CHURCH   BUILDING ...  NIGERIA   
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Winners` Chapel...... .Canaanland ..  Otta........   Nigeria   
Inside Sitting Capacity.... ..50,000

Outside Overflow Capacity.... .250,000
WORLD'S BIGGEST ROMAN-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL... IVORY-COAST
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WORLD'S BIGGEST BULLSHIT ARTIST (Kevin Rudd)
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Airline Announcements – some old some new

March 23, 2010 11:44 by English Guy

 

A United flight attendant announced, ”People, people we're not picking out furniture here.  Find a seat and get in it!


The flight attendant said, “Please be sure to take all of your belongings.  If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have.”


There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only four ways out of this airplane.”


An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard.  The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile and give them a “Thanks for flying our airline.”  He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart-ass comment.  Finally, everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane.  She said to him, “Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?”

“Why, no, ma'am,” said the pilot.  “What is it?”

The little old lady said, “Did we land, or were we shot down?”


As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Ronald Reagan in Washington, DC, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker, “Whoa, big fella, WHOA!”


After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced, “Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because sure as hell everything has shifted after a landing like that.”


Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing, “We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.”


Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, TX, on a particularly windy and bumpy day:  During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it.  After an extremely hard landing, the flight attendant said, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo.  Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!”


“Your seat cushions can be used for flotation.  And, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.”


“As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings.  Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants.  Please do not leave children or spouses . . . . . except for that gentleman over there.”


Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City:  The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, “That was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking.  I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt.”


After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the attendant came on with, “Ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate.  And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.”


Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement, “We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today.  And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of U S Airways.”


Heard on a Southwest Airline flight, “Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em.”


A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport .  After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.  Welcome to Flight Number 293, njava-script from New York to Los Angeles.  The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight.  Now sit back and relax . . . . . OH, MY GOD!”

Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am so sorry I scared you earlier.  While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap.  You should see the front of my pants!”  A passenger in coach yelled out, “That's nothing!  You should see the back of mine!”

H/T Brummie Bill


The Private

February 7, 2010 16:17 by English Guy

A US Air Force C-130 was scheduled to leave Thule Air Base, Greenland,
at midnight.  During the pilot's preflight check, he discovers that the
latrine holding tank is still full from the last flight.  So a message
is sent to the base and an airman who was off duty is called out to
take  care of it.     

The young man finally gets to the air base and makes his way to the
aircraft only to find that the latrine pump truck has been left outdoors
and is frozen solid, so he must find another one in the hangar, which
takes even more time. He returns to the aircraft and is less than
enthusiastic about what he has to do. Nevertheless, he goes about the
pumping job deliberately and carefully (and slowly) so as not to risk
criticism later.

As he's leaving the plane, the pilot stops him and says, 'Son, your 
attitude and performance has caused this flight to be late and I'm going
to personally see to it that you are not just reprimanded but punished.'
Shivering in the cold, his task finished, he takes a deep breath, stands
tall and says, 'Sir, with all due respect, I'm not your son; I'm an
Airman in the United States Air Force. I've been in Thule, Greenland,
for 11 months without any leave, and reindeers' asses are beginning to
look pretty good to me, I have one stripe; it's 2:30 in the morning,
the  temperature is 40 degrees below zero, and my job here is to pump
shit out of an aircraft. Now, just exactly what form of punishment did
you  have in mind?'

 

 

H/T John Warden