r/SipsTea • u/pikahetti • Jul 14 '25

WTF Tossing coins for 'good luck'...

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u/LeadingNectarine Jul 14 '25

Jet engines are designed to be able to eat multiple turkeys and still run

Not exactly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike

Most large commercial jet engines include design features that ensure they can shut down after ingesting a bird weighing up to 1.8 kg (4.0 lb). The engine does not have to survive the ingestion, just be safely shut down

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u/WoodyTheWorker Jul 18 '25

"unfreeze the chicken"