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Chinese Torture Test
A man is out in the Chinese wilderness and he’s hopelessly
lost. It’s been nearly three weeks since he’s eaten
anything besides what he could forage and he’s been
reduced to sleeping in caves and under trees.
One afternoon he comes upon an old mansion in the woods.
It has vines covering most of it and the man can’t see
any other buildings in the area. However, he sees
smoke coming out of the chimney implying someone is
home.
He knocks on the door and an old man with a beard almost
down to the ground answers. The old man squints his
eyes and says, "What do you want?"
The man says, "I’ve been lost for the past three weeks
and haven’t had a decent meal or sleep since that time.
It would be most gracious of you if I could have a meal
and sleep in your house for tonight"
The old Chinese man says, "I’ll let you come in on one
condition, you cannot mess around with my granddaughter"
The man, exhausted and hungry readily agrees, saying,
"I promise I won’t cause you any trouble. I’ll be on
my way tomorrow morning."
The old Chinese man counters "Ok, but if I do catch
you then I’ll give you the three worst Chinese torture
tests ever known to man."
"Ok, Ok" the man said as he entered the old house. Besides,
he thought to himself, what kind of woman would live
out in the wilderness all her life?
Well, that night, when the man came down to eat (after
showering), he saw how beautiful the granddaughter was.
She was an absolute pearl, and while he had only been
lost three weeks, it had been many, many months without
companionship. And the girl had only seen the occasional
monk besides her grandfather and well, they both couldn’t
keep their eyes off each other throughout the meal.
That night, the man snuck into the girls’ bedroom and
they had quite a time, but had kept the noise down to
a minimum. The man crept back to his room later that
night thinking to himself, "Any three torture tests
would be worth it after that experience."
Well, the next morning the man awoke to a heavy weight
on his chest. He opened his eyes and there was this
huge rock on his chest. On the rock was a sign saying
"1st Chinese torture test: 100-lb rock on your chest".
"What a lame torture test" the man thought to himself
as he got up and walked over to the window. He opened
the shutter and threw the rock out.
On the backside of the rock is another sign saying,
"2nd worst Chinese torture test: Rock tied to right
testicle".
The man, seeing the rock was too far out the window
to be grabbed, jumps out the window after the rock.
Outside the window is a third sign saying, "3rd worst
Chinese torture test: Left testicle tied to bedpost".
LOL
Not You again
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BEFORE I even Read this one
YOU are CRAZY
Why is it on airplanes when you land that you need to open the shutters on the windows when landing/taking off? i can understand turning off electronic equipment etc, but whats the reason for the shutters?
I’m an ex-Flight Attendant and we were told in training to make sure the window shades were open during take-off and landing for several reasons.
First, the interior lighting should match outside as much as possible for take-off and landing, which is helped by opening the shades. We had to adjust the cabin lighting accordingly, either full-bright for a daytime landing or completely off for a night landing.
This means time isn’t lost during an evacuation when people are either blinded by the outside light or need a second to adjust to the dark. It can’t be matched exactly but even a slight adjustment either way can help.
Second, in a crash, the emergency lights should go on. Even if they didn’t, the passengers would have any outside light to help them find an exit. It would help their orientation. In either case, having as much outside light as possible, logically, is helpful.
Lastly, after the evacuation, any rescue personnel from outside can see inside the cabin more easily, to see if anyone is trapped inside.
There have been claims that it’s so that the authorities can do a "body count" after a crash by looking through the windows. This is so absurd and illogical, it doesn’t merit comment. This appeared in a book which was meant to be a comedy on the airline industry and now some believe it to be fact.
Another small plus, which isn’t the reason for the rule, but if anyone gets airsick, it’s good if they can see outside. On descent, you can get stuck in a "holding pattern", not fun for those who are prone to getting motion sickness. Seeing the ground, even if far below, helps equalize their inner-ear balance.
Please let me remind you that in an emergency evacuation, do NOT grab any of your bags. As soon as the plane comes to a complete stop, follow crew members’, and only crew members’, instructions. If you are supposed to get out, do so and don’t take anything with you.
If there is someone else having trouble exiting their seats, evaluate the situation and only help if you can do so quickly. In most cases, it’s better to take note of the location, evacuate yourself and immediately tell any rescue personnel on the ground and/or crew members where the help if needed.
Hopefully that’s information you never need to use! Just a small public service message…that could save your life!
It’s nice to have the window shades down during the flight but for take-off and landing, the most dangerous portions of the flight, it’s more practical to have them up. Everyone really should be awake at those times anyway so even if the sun is in their eyes, they’ll be on the ground shortly anyway.
Don’t be afraid to ask the crew any emergency questions next time you fly!
