It'll be all fright on the flight

An Engineer ana a Politician are flying from NewYork to London,cruising at 35000feet,when BOOM,An explosion rocks the plane and everyone screams.Peering from the window,his face pale with fright, the politician sees a thick plume of smoke rushing from one of the engines.

The pilot's voice comes clearly over the tannoy:""Ladies and Gentleman,please don't worry,one of our engines has blown out.I know you are a little scared but it really isn't really a concern.We can easily complete our journey on the remaining three
engines.It'll just take a little longer than anticipated.We will arrive in London an hour later than scheduled."

The politician and the engineer look around nervously.

Two hours later and again BOOM,an explosion rocks the plane.The pilot's voice comes over the tannoy."It seems we have lost a second engine.I'am sorry for the inconvenience,but there is no need to worry,we can easily complete the journey on the remaining two.We will be arriving in London around three hours later than originally scheduled."

Rushing down the aisles the air stewardesses begin to hand out packets of peanuts to the shaken passengers.

A little later,the politician and the engineer are discussing the problems of air travel and global warming,when BOOM,another explosion rocks the plane.Both look to the window.

A rather nervous voice comes over the tannoy."I'm sorry,Ladies and Gentlemen, we have now lost the third engine.We will be around seven hours later than originally scheduled."

The politician checks his watch and then turns to the engineer:"God,I hope the last one doesn't blow out,we could be up here all night."


Compiled by---Baiyu Source:The Chemical Engineer (TCE) Journal OCTOBER 2007.

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