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ABTOCMEPTb
06-04-2006, 12:30 AM
Monday, January 16, 2006; Posted: 5:55 p.m. EST (22:55 GMT) (CNN) -- A mechanic standing near a Boeing 737 at El Paso International Airport in Texas was sucked into one of the engines and killed Monday, officials said.

What a silly way to die.

DOnt you think that it is not death that scares you but the way you are gonna die?
-Tab
06-04-2006, 12:33 AM
Only in Texas.
neppo1345
06-04-2006, 01:37 AM
If I was going to go...that is one of the top ten ways I'd like to go. Right next to a massive rampage through a major city in a backhoe.
ScatterPlot
06-04-2006, 01:51 AM
If I was going to go...that is one of the top ten ways I'd like to go. Right next to a massive rampage through a major city in a backhoe.

Tank > Backhoe
billybob_81067
06-04-2006, 02:14 AM
Tank > Backhoe

Yeah, but where's he going to pick up a tank???

Armored Bulldozer > Backhoe... :D

/Granby Bulldozer Massacre anyone?
// :D That guy's my hero.
edweird
06-04-2006, 02:17 AM
from someone who works within 4 feet of jet engine intakes all the time....

that sucks.
tropical_fishy
06-04-2006, 02:23 AM
Tank > Backhoe

Dude, you can't pick up chicks in a tank.
billybob_81067
06-04-2006, 02:29 AM
Dude, you can't pick up chicks in a tank.

LOL... good point!

But you can in a backhoe! Might even be able to pick up the fat chicks if they"re not too heavy! "Hey baby... get in the bucket!"

:spit_take

/stupid apostrophe key brings up a search bar in firefox other wise I would have put the contraction for they are instead of they"re...
//anyone know where to change the hotkeys for Firefox?
Cow hunter
06-04-2006, 07:18 AM
its possible to get old WWII tanks if you look hard enough, or you could just steal one like those guys in Italy/California



Dude, you can't pick up chicks in a tank.
"HA! i told you you could pick up chicks in a tank!"
http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/archive/
PyRo
06-04-2006, 07:44 AM
Sure if you have the money you could buy a de-militarized tank.
magman007
06-04-2006, 12:11 PM
yea, but think how much action you will get if you survive being sucked into a jet turbine. It would be the ultimate action story. Too bad the 737 doesnt have a protective debris fan or bars. But, apparently it is not un common to survive a turbine sucking, sucks to be that guy.
mcveighr
06-04-2006, 02:32 PM
Tanks sell for alot.
Glickman
06-04-2006, 02:35 PM
yea, but think how much action you will get if you survive being sucked into a jet turbine. It would be the ultimate action story. Too bad the 737 doesnt have a protective debris fan or bars. But, apparently it is not un common to survive a turbine sucking, sucks to be that guy.

yea, i remember a video showind a mechanic, who got sucked in, but his tools went first, and thats what saved him
ABTOCMEPTb
06-04-2006, 03:00 PM
I've seen pictures of this mechanic in Texas. Not a pretty picture..........
magman007
06-04-2006, 09:16 PM
Ive heard many stories of people getting sucked into military jets, luckilly most of the carrier based jets have a protective set of bars for foreign debris. My buddy who was a launch man told me a story of his supervisor actually getting sucked in, he was checking the catapult and stood up in the wrong place, foomp. Helmet and clothing go through, comes out in only his underwear..
SpitFire1299
06-04-2006, 10:13 PM
Ive heard many stories of people getting sucked into military jets, luckilly most of the carrier based jets have a protective set of bars for foreign debris. My buddy who was a launch man told me a story of his supervisor actually getting sucked in, he was checking the catapult and stood up in the wrong place, foomp. Helmet and clothing go through, comes out in only his underwear..
Rofl. :rofl:
SpecialBlend2786
06-05-2006, 12:53 AM
Tank > Backhoe

I remember that.

Oh san diego...
bofh
06-05-2006, 07:15 AM
I remember that.

Oh san diego...

Yeah, how many Shaun Nelson's can there be?
magman007
06-05-2006, 11:48 AM
Yeah, how many Shaun Nelson's can there be?

apparently 1 too many, we only need 1.
rkjunior303
06-05-2006, 12:42 PM
from someone who works within 4 feet of jet engine intakes all the time....

that sucks.

quite literally!
Caffiend
06-06-2006, 07:27 PM
from someone who works within 4 feet of jet engine intakes all the time....

that sucks.

and blows, all at the same time! :D
bofh
06-06-2006, 08:56 PM
apparently 1 too many, we only need 1.

Well, after the incident, the world went back to one.
silentdeath55
06-06-2006, 09:08 PM
Wow, for a thread about a guy getting sucked into an engine and dying, this is pretty funny.......
Rocp15126
06-07-2006, 08:34 PM
I've done quite a few idle leak checks on 737s coming out of C-check. We approach the CFM 56 from the side and latch a harness onto the engine before getting under it to check for oil/hydraulic leaks. You can crawl forward a bit and feel the suction towards the intake.

Engines like the JT8 have inlet guide vanes to stop you from being ingested, but I still wouldn't want to experience ingestion.