Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Birds, The Birds!


US Airway Plane Crashes in Hudson River- ABC

A US Airway flight crashed into the Hudson after experiencing trouble. The culprit of this fiasco was apparently a bird. Government officials say the engines failed after a bird struck the plane.

Really? Is that all it takes to down a plane? Why bother with missiles when you can bring a plane down with a life size Big Bird doll. This either shows the vulnerability of aircraft or the viciousness of birds. I have a couple of friends who can't stand feathered creatures. As one of them so wisely noted, their danger comes from their air/ground attack; swooping down from the skies to hunt you down or leaving poop all over the place for you to step on.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Ok... read real news like the New York Times. Each engine had a bird fly into it at the same time! It's caused both engines to shut down. A bird did not just bump into the plane. It's called a "double bird strike."

songhyunah said...

.. are you quoting jen?