Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 04, 2014
Transcript:
In 1956, the pilot of a Grumman F-11 Tiger jet fighter shot himself down during a test flight after flying through his own bullets! Cha-ching tut! Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun's coffin is made from 250 lbs. of pure gold- worth $4 5 million in today's prices! Ready... go!! Scientists from Georgia Tech University have discovered that all mammals take an average of 21 seconds to pee- regardless of size!
VictoryRider almost 11 years ago
Now when I die, now don’t think I’m a nut, don’t want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.
Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
So even if you get a beached blue whale (98 feet; 30 meters), it would take it almost half a minute for it to relieve its bladder?
Jogger2 almost 11 years ago
I’ve heard of several pilots in dog fights shooting themselves down by being hit by their own missile, but I’ve not heard of one hit by his own bullets before.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
That pilot got ahead of himself.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
Remember to wash your hands (or hoofs or paws or whatever)…
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Scientist at Georgia Tech must have to much time in their hands..I meant on their hands.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member almost 11 years ago
What do you have to wash your hands for? My mother told me not to pee on them.
deepstblu almost 11 years ago
So the pilot was faster than a speeding bullet?
jack fairbanks almost 11 years ago
Hey, grey boy! The shoes, watch the shoes…
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 11 years ago
the size of the prostate has something to say about that
Captain Colorado almost 11 years ago
“Your tax dollars at work.”
linsonl almost 11 years ago
He fired the bullets while climbing, then went into a dive. He flew through the bullets as they were coming back down, and he had picked up enough speed to catch up with them.
loner34 almost 11 years ago
The jet shooting itself down, is true.As for peeing… I have no idea, I just do it, and do it, and do it…
yangeldf almost 11 years ago
so would it be accurate to say an F-11 is faster than a speeding bullet?
ssledge almost 11 years ago
In regard to the “urinate” panel(anyone remember that word?), I can only reflect on how crude our culture has become. I am probably of the last generation to remember it a different way.
tuslog64 almost 11 years ago
That average means little – A cow can unload much faster than a bull. It’s a basis for rain measurements:
FogMist SprinklerainingRaining Cats and DogsDownpourCob FloaterGoose drownerCPFR (Cow going potty on a flat rock!)
cbrsarah almost 11 years ago
Sorry fellows, but I got you guys beat. I’m a going as soon as I sit down.
Frogman_tg almost 11 years ago
At today’s price of $1257.30/Troy oz. that coffin would be worth more than $5.5 million…but who’s counting?
sarazan7 over 10 years ago
Is that with or without shaking?