I wouldn't normally waste your time with frivolousness (Ok, so I would) but this was too sweet to pass up:
Take a normal, healthy bird. Insert it into a jet engine. The goop that
comes out the other side has a name: snarge.
In
fact, there are jars and jars of the stuff at the Smithsonian Institute
used to identify the residue leftover from an airplane bird strike.
Scientists use the collected samples to analyze DNA, feather bits, bone
and other remains. Identifying the bird helps scientists determine the
best method for averting future strikes.
And it's a cool word.
Monday, January 19, 2009
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