To: Hildy
31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.That may be a good example of a misplaced modifier. I can see how a good fart in a space suit may harm the astronaut, but I can't see how it harms the suit. A pig lives in its own slop! :-)
2 posted on
07/26/2003 10:44:09 PM PDT by
krb
(the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
To: krb
To: krb
There's a lot of good reasons to prevent passing gas in an enclosed space with three military guys, sheesh. Also, rapid altitude changes might cause serious problems with the digestive system. The early MRE's (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) which replaced the C-Ration, stated in no uncertain terms "Not For Pre-Flight or In-Flight Use" on the meal that had the Bean Component
To: krb
It is impossible for a human to lick their elbow.
70% of the people who read this will try and lick their elbow.
122 posted on
07/27/2003 6:57:11 AM PDT by
4mycountry
(Over-achiever extraordinare!)
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