Tuesday, July 22, 2008

A New Preflight Ritual?

This is an oldie, but I just happened to run across it while surfing the web last night. Last year, officials with Nepal Airlines sacrificed two goats next to a Boeing 757 prior to takeoff. It seems that the plane had been beset with a number of technical difficulties up to that point, and the sacrifice was deemed necessary to appease the Hindu god governing aviation. Apparently it worked, as the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong after taking off.

Hmmm. I'll have to remember this next time my computer breaks!

No comments: