bears
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US Air Force Used To Test Ejector Seats With Drugged Bears
In 1950, the United States Air Force had a new bomber called the B-58 Hustler, the first to go Mach 2. Naturally they wanted to include ejector seats to allow pilots a chance to bail out, but first they had to do a lot of testing, and they did it with bears. Bears on drugs.
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Thor-Stand Ladder Leveler Promises To End Roof-Hanging Hijinx
Ladders are like bears — they don’t work on hills very well. A bear’s shoulders aren’t built to extend far enough forward to run downhill effectively and a ladder’s legs are just as useless. The new clamp-on Thor-Stand, however, could help ladders tackle downhills with aplomb.
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This Is Proof That Office Cubicle Pranks Have Gone Way Too Far
Someone thought that putting a bear inside an office cubicle would be really funny. Maybe it could have been even funnier if the bear ate Mr Atkinson, from accounting. Yes, maybe they shouldn’t have installed that electric fence around him. Then it would have been real fun for the bear too. [Thanks Sophia!]