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    Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane

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    Image of absinthe006 absinthe006
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Well, I've flown in a B-24. In the bomb bay and up front over the front wheel there are places one can simply step down and crash through light panel material into space. No parachute for you there my boy.

    They had one person up front watching the break away panel over the wheel and zero people watching the bomb bay. They simply expected you to remember when they said "Don't do that, you will die!" and maybe to notice the red and white stripey painting saying beware.

    Of course, you could also just lean too far out the waist gunner positions.
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    Image of jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of. jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of.
    11/02/09

    @absinthe006: If I remember right, the nose gear door can be pushed open with pretty minimal effort, too. Been several years since I was in a B-24. #ejectionseat
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    Image of ps-gizmodo ps-gizmodo
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Idiot... or GENIUS?
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    Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! promoted this comment AkkiRonin approved this comment ps-gizmodo was starred ps-gizmodo was unstarred
    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    11/02/09

    @ps-gizmodo: #ejectionseat
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    Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was starred Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! was unstarred
    Image of 11thRS 11thRS
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Ok, so what plane does not have the ejections seats rigged so that they both eject in tandem???

    Goose, watch the canopy on the way out, I'm gonna do one more pass by the tower. #ejectionseat
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    jayhawk11 promoted this comment 11thRS was starred 11thRS was unstarred
    Image of jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of. jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of.
    11/02/09

    @11thRS: Actually several aircraft don't. F-14's come to mind, as do A-6's and some other craft.

    Here's why:

    [www.gallagher.com] #ejectionseat
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    Image of 11thRS 11thRS
    11/02/09

    @jayhawk11: A wingnut stands corrected, thanks for the info! #ejectionseat
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    I don't know if that makes him an idiot, exactly. They probably just didn't warn him about it, and he grabbed it in confusion. #ejectionseat
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    Image of Adrian Blackwell Adrian Blackwell
    11/02/09

    @lostarchitect: the fact that most ejection seat handles in jets are either bright red or yellow with warning written all around them #ejectionseat
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment Adrian Blackwell was starred Adrian Blackwell was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/02/09

    @Adrian Blackwell: Well, shows what I know. Never been in a fighter jet, myself. #ejectionseat
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    Image of FightingChance FightingChance
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    If that plane has Zero-Zero ejection seats, 'unharmed' may not be an entirely accurate descriptor of the ejectee, depending on how good his back was before the incident. #ejectionseat
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment FightingChance was starred FightingChance was unstarred
    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/02/09

    @FightingChance: Yeah, I hear you can only make, like, a couple ejections in your life with these, or else you'll basically collapse your spine. #ejectionseat
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment Gordonium was starred Gordonium was unstarred
    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/02/09

    @Gordonium: Well, what's worse is that the experience is so traumatic that once a pilot ejects he never wants to do it again. Ejection seats are meant to save lives and as such many times you end up with a few bruises and/or broken bones. #ejectionseat
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    11/02/09

    @FightingChance: Doesn't the seatit cinch you tight against it when you pull the cord so you pretty much become part of the seat? #ejectionseat
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    Image of FightingChance FightingChance
    11/03/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ H1N1 Symptoms List: Exactly, so the net effect is probably something like being dropkicked by God. #ejectionseat
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE! #ejectionseat
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Accidental nothing - If I got to joyride in a fighter jet you bet your ass I am highlighting that ride with an ejection flight! #ejectionseat
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/02/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Even if they never let you ride again, it'd be so worth it. #ejectionseat
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Ra-a-a-a-a-a-a! Take that Mom! A-a-a-a! Take that Dad! Send me to a psychiatrist will you?! Take that Dr. Sally Waxler!

    *presses eject*

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!

    ~Millhouse #ejectionseat
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    Image of Moonshadow101 Moonshadow101
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    I know that when I'm in danger, the first thing I do is grab the hard stick between my legs. It's a reflex, really. He can't be blamed. #ejectionseat
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    Image of HeroOfTomorrow HeroOfTomorrow
    11/02/09

    @Moonshadow101: Thank you for making me eject my toothpaste out of my mouth with laughter. #ejectionseat
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    11/02/09

    @HeroOfTomorrow: you brush your teeth at the computer??? #ejectionseat
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/03/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: No, they just laughed THAT hard. #ejectionseat
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    Image of HeroOfTomorrow HeroOfTomorrow
    11/03/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: Well... Yeah?
    In my defense, my screen is really big and it's also my TV. Never brushed your teeth in front of the TV before? It's common practice here in the Netherlands.

    Together with cannibalism and smoking pot. #ejectionseat
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    Image of graceless graceless
    09/10/09

    In reply to Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
    The old ways are still best.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/10/09

    In reply to Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
    RIAA puts tawny eagle on payroll. "WTF" cries file sharers.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 09/10/09 12:03 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of CaseyG CaseyG
    09/10/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Darn those thieving kids and their Pigeon2Pigeon networks!
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    Image of DennisLulu DennisLulu
    09/10/09

    In reply to Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
    Looks like RFC 1149 was finally implemented!
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    09/10/09

    In reply to Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
    worthless expiriment.
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    Edited by Geisrud at 09/10/09 11:34 AM Geisrud was starred Geisrud was unstarred
    Image of Moffitt Moffitt
    09/10/09

    @Geisrud: It's meant to prove a point.
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    Geisrud promoted this comment Moffitt was starred Moffitt was unstarred
    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    09/10/09

    @Moffitt: But does it prove a point? does the company frequently send 4GB file transfers, to that same spot? Is the pigeon reliable (so what if it got there one time, does it have error checking to make sure it gets there every time). What if the distance was twice as far, or 100x as far. Data transfer times would be roughly the same - not so for the bird.

    I can "prove a point" if I want to and create an experiment that will prove it for me.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    09/10/09

    In reply to Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
    My piegeon-based Birdband connection is great, but it keeps eating my BitTorrent seeds.
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    Image of IronDiggy IronDiggy
    09/10/09

    In reply to Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
    I wonder what the packet loss is like with pigeonband.
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