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Thread #147881 Message #3430063
Posted By: gnu
02-Nov-12 - 04:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Mythbusters airplane takeoff problem
Subject: RE: BS: The Mythbusters airplane takeoff problem
I would have appreciated one of those conveyor belts in Makkovik, Labrador one day. An overloaded Otter that has to get back on the water after only lifting 20 feet and then having problems with stability is a tricky and dangerous situation.
The pilot debited a lot of cargo but didn't need to lose as much as he did because I am sure there was at least 20 gallons of piss that when over the side of the dock before the next takeoff.
Hehehehe... he asked me what was in the burlap sacks. I told him they were soil samples of gravel for building the new runway. He looked at me in shock and said, "Ye mean fookin rocks.", whereupon they both sank 20 feet into the salt water dockside. And I really didn't care about the fookin rocks at that point. >;-)