are they talking about the tire pressure in a hot or cold tire, and do they mean just a tire mounted on its rim, or on the vehicle with a full load of passengers?
The Convair B-58 Hustler was America’s first supersonic bomber, designed to operate at high altitude. Because of the speed and altitude considerations, a standard ejection seat could not be used in case of trouble. The answer was an ejection capsule for each crew member, which would protect the aviators from the terrible wind blast and extreme cold. This is what the bears were used to test, probably because their weight and mass were greater than a human’s, and allowed the capsule’s upper limits to be tested.
Leroy over 5 years ago
“… And that, children, is how the bears became grizzly.”
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
Is a champagne bottle STILL under twice the amount of pressure as a BIG RIG tire?
Bilan over 5 years ago
My bicycle tires are at three times the pressure of a car tire.
David Henderson over 5 years ago
Does a bear crap in the woods? No, it craps in an ejection seat.
John Wiley Premium Member over 5 years ago
And that thin aluminum soda can is holding around 30 – 40 pounds per square inch.
jasonsnakelover over 5 years ago
They must not have the ASPCA around at the time to do anything about cruelty to animals.
Take care and God bless.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 5 years ago
The bottles are under no pressure and neither are the tires.
J Short over 5 years ago
Twice the pressure due to all the deadlines they have to meet.
J Short over 5 years ago
Adolescent bear whispering to his brothers: (Wait till you hear this senile story.) Hey grandpa tell us about the time you woke up in outer space!
pearlsbs over 5 years ago
Well, some CD had to be first.
Neo Stryder over 5 years ago
That’s one of my favorite songs of all time.
h.v.greenman over 5 years ago
are they talking about the tire pressure in a hot or cold tire, and do they mean just a tire mounted on its rim, or on the vehicle with a full load of passengers?
aimlesscruzr over 5 years ago
Good thing that wasn’t a helicopter ejection seat…
scpandich over 5 years ago
“Hey, what’s the big deal? I was promised a pik-a-nik basket!”
Gent over 5 years ago
THE DEMONIC FIENDS! Torturing a poor hungry bear that way!
corpcasselbury over 5 years ago
The Convair B-58 Hustler was America’s first supersonic bomber, designed to operate at high altitude. Because of the speed and altitude considerations, a standard ejection seat could not be used in case of trouble. The answer was an ejection capsule for each crew member, which would protect the aviators from the terrible wind blast and extreme cold. This is what the bears were used to test, probably because their weight and mass were greater than a human’s, and allowed the capsule’s upper limits to be tested.
Malcome1 over 5 years ago
CD’s are “burned”, records are “pressed”.
Bob. over 5 years ago
They had to sedate the bears. None would volunteer.
wjones over 5 years ago
Read what was said, the first commercial cd pressed, had nothing on it. A cd has to have an audio image burnt to it .
David Henderson over 5 years ago
I would have guessed the first CD was an AOL disc.