Friday, April 17, 2009

Amazing Inventions: Landing Gear

So lately I've been thinking a lot about things I'm amazed by.

Obviously I'm amazed by my iPhone. Loooooove my iPhone.

Ten years ago who would have thought such an incredible device would have been possible?

The other day in Central Park I saw a little old man tapping away at his iPhone. Amazing.

And then, last night I was watching Quantum of Solace, and you know what else I'm amazed by?

Airplane landing gear.



I mean seriously. They are tires attached to a metal contraption that somehow manages to withstand a million pounds of a plane and people and luggage with breaking apart into a million little pieces.

How is it possible?!?!?!

Imagine if airplane tires were made out of curled-up peasants clinging to bamboo reeds...

Um...yeah. That would be a mess.

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