Roost Air Lounge => Current Strip => Topic started by: Rooster Cruiser on February 26, 2011, 09:36:59 PM
Title: Technicalese
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on February 26, 2011, 09:36:59 PM
This reminds me of a recurrent class I recently did at a charter operator. While we were in the hangar inspecting the engine, the mechanic began talking about flux capacitors in various places. I replied by pointing out how first you had to start with the electricity generated at the durnitizer, then explain its relationship to the forbilator and how its power was boosted by the unitary digitizer before it was delivered to the flux capacitor! ::rofl::
Yes, this kind of conversation actually occurs in real life. ::whistle:: That's what makes your strip so funny to us who've had one like it! ::drinking::
RC
Title: Re: Technicalese
Post by: Oddball on February 26, 2011, 10:14:32 PM
But you missed out the ignition timing at the upper middle foo-foo valve before it gets to the durnitizer ;)
Title: Re: Technicalese
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on February 26, 2011, 10:34:36 PM
Do you know the scary part.................................I understood every single word of that!! ::unbelieveable:: ::eek:: ::loony::
Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Methinks you were pretty deep in your cups when you watched that video if you understood all of that gibberish my friend! ::whistle:: ::drinking::
RC
Title: Re: Technicalese
Post by: Oddball on February 27, 2011, 01:01:23 PM
Only had a pint of Neame's Spitfire Ale ::drinking::
Title: Re: Technicalese
Post by: Lt.Fubar on February 28, 2011, 06:30:36 AM
Wouldn't the Chuck's Cessna be a perfect time machine ? Actually it's amazing he didn't had a lightning strike once since the comic started ;)
Just dive through a storm cloud and fly out of it in 1955 ::drinking::
Title: Re: Technicalese
Post by: ZAIZAI on February 28, 2011, 02:16:54 PM
Magneto reluctance?! ::rofl::
It is actually better to use real engineering terms to confound stupid people (ordinary Joe's), as you might come up against a linguist who actually knows the words you are using but don't have a clue what they mean or represent...
"Piston repositioning spring" is a favourite though...
