While we’re on the topic of airplanes and things related to airplanes, here is an interesting article from The New York Times about a safety board meeting regarding US Airways Flight 1549, which landed safely in the Hudson River earlier this year as a result of an unfortunate rendezvous with some Canada geese (a bird [...]

Categories: Design, In-Depth Articles
Tags: Aircraft, Geese, Safety
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Imagine someone tossing an egg at you, and you must catch the egg without causing it to break. Naturally, you would want to move your hands back, along the motion of the egg as you catch the it, because you know that the egg is fragile and will break if enough force is applied to [...]

Categories: In-Depth Articles, Science
Tags: Egg, Impulse, Mechanics, Safety
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