Co-pilot

You board your plane immediately but figure there may be a delay on this commuter aircraft. You see the mechanic replacing the big rubber band attached to the propeller. You realize it just isn't your day.

Once aboard the copilot, who's also the flight attendent, comes into the cabin to go over the safety procedures. You get nervous when you realize the co-pilot's baggy uniform is to cover the parachute she's wearing. You worry more when the copilot points out the copy of the prayer book in the event of an "unscheduled landing."

Once the plane gets off the ground and the baby in the row ahead of you stops screaming you look at the latest inspection of the tank.

Nothing unusual there. You decide its time to go over the scientific method and begin writing your lab report.

By the time you're done with that, the plane has bumped to a halt at the airport. Thirty minutes later after filling out the lost baggage claim and customer complaint form you get to the Lease-a-Lemon Car Rental desk.

The investigation.

http://www.math.uic.edu/oprf/science/mccarron/tank/flight.html

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Last update: 25 February 2002