 | Truth is Stranger than Fiction| Post-War Discuss Truth is Stranger than Fiction in the Other Eras forums; We have all come across things which are so crazy they couldn't be made up and are true.
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09-13-2007, 01:05 PM
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We have all come across things which are so crazy they couldn't be made up and are true.
I thought it might be a good idea to have somewhere to put these strange examples.
To kick it off, I attach the following and in case anyone is wondering, the chickens were part of the final design.
I give you the Blue Peacock Blue Peacock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | 
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09-13-2007, 01:23 PM
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09-13-2007, 01:31 PM
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09-13-2007, 03:08 PM
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09-13-2007, 04:23 PM
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| The strange thing is that although the project was cancelled at least one of these things were built. My son saw it today and had to tip me off as it was such an amazing development, he did describe it as being huge. | |
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Originally Posted by timshatz  Man, the crap a couple scientist can think up. Amazing. | Speaking of crap, this is from 'What a Way To Go' by Bowler and Green.
I have doubts. Did early post war airliners really dump crap?  | |
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09-13-2007, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Graeme Speaking of crap, this is from 'What a Way To Go' by Bowler and Green.
I have doubts. Did early post war airliners really dump crap? |
This has happened numerous times. There have been cases where it has fallen through roofs of houses and so forth.
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Yeah, I'd agree with you Konigstiger.
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09-17-2007, 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Graeme | Interesting stuff Graeme....I liked also those things.
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Originally Posted by Graeme Speaking of crap, this is from 'What a Way To Go' by Bowler and Green.
I have doubts. Did early post war airliners really dump crap? | I can't vouch for the glory days of flying (1930-1950). But I suspect the answer would be yes they did dump waste overboard. Since the early regulations for aircraft operations were heavily steeped in railroad regulations, I suspect that dumping of waste was a common occurrence. For all of you who have hunted for interesting objects on rail tracks, think about that. To this day, rail operators dump their waste while underway... but only in discrete locations.
Modern aircraft lavatories have waste tanks that are pumped while at the gate. However, the plumbing between the aircraft skin and the tank valve are known to contain waste that freezes and falls away at altitude. The latter is what Adler is referring to.
An example of a WWII sort, is that the B-17 had a "piss tube" located fore of the ventral turret. I have read of the ball turret gunner complaining that his shipmates would relieve themselves at altitude and the "piss tube" would spray urine all over the plexiglass, freezing instantly.
That's my toilet knowledge for the day. 
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Originally Posted by Matt308 To this day, rail operators dump their waste while underway... but only in discrete locations. | No denying that fact. I remember in the 70s, that looking down toilets on Interstate trains in Australia, you could see the railway sleepers. Signs were posted asking passengers to "refrain from using the toilet while the train is stationary".
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