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I am pretty sure this qualifies as one of the things that really pisses a badger off..

This brand spanking new Airbus 340-600,
one of the largest passenger airplane ever built,
sits just outside it’s hangar in Toulouse, France,
without a single hour of airtime on the clock….

Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies
(ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as
engine run-ups prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi.

The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area.

Then they took all Four engines to takeoff power
with a virtually empty aircraft.
Not having Read the run-up manuals,
they had no clue just how light an empty A340-600 really is.

The take-off warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit
because they had All 4 engines at full power.
The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off,
but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc.)

Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit
breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.

This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air

See what happens after the break
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WARNING!!! GRAPHIC PICTURES!!!

On July 21 , just after my 13th birthday, I was bitten by a Northern Pacific rattlesnake (the snake was originally identified as a Western Diamondback rattlesnake, but that species is not found near Yosemite). I was located on a trail in a hiking area near Yosemite National Park, California. The bite occurred when I was sitting on a small boulder at a distance of 4.5 miles from the trailhead with my cabin group at camp.

I had my arms dangling at my side, and a 5 foot long rattlesnake bit me in the middle of my left palm. From this point, an amazing rescue took place, taking 4 hours to transport me the 4.5 miles to the trailhead.

The camp director had previously called the hospital, and a helicopter was waiting at the trailhead. During the 30 minute helicopter ride I was going in and out of consciousness, having trouble keeping my eyes open.

We arrived at the Modesto , CA hospital, where the doctor in the emergency room decided that my case was too severe to treat at that medical centre. He told me this, which was the last thing I heard before going unconscious.

Although I was unconscious for approximately the next 24 hours, I have heard about the following events from my parents.
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How many times have we been told…

and have told our children…

NOT to run in the house?

Did we always listen?

Do they listen?

Not always.

Sometimes our seemingly futile efforts fail,

and ‘boo-boo’s’ happen.

Here is a little guy who didn’t listen,

and he got his own souvenir scars.

Perhaps he’ll learn from his mistake. Maybe….

Doesn’t look too bad.

But perhaps he should keep this next photo handy

to explain the way it happened!……

Ouch!!!

That’s GOTTA hurt!!!!

(pic taken in the emergency room)

Maybe this picture should

be on your refrigerator for

your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews

and DAYCARE KIDS to see.