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I'm very concerned about how to address the issue of hamster jetlag...
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Get it a horse. |
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10-05-2007, 07:33 AM
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Get it a horse.
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But that means I have to buy another airline ticket for the horse... |
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10-05-2007, 07:35 AM
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Lord how I would love to be riding a horse through open fields right now . . .
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10-05-2007, 07:37 AM
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But that means I have to buy another airline ticket for the horse...
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That's true. |
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10-05-2007, 07:39 AM
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How come when you already have so much going on...you all of the sudden get several new clients? Maybe I should get a horse.
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10-05-2007, 07:41 AM
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But a horse costs much money.........
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10-05-2007, 07:43 AM
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But that means I have to buy another airline ticket for the horse...
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Why not strap the horse to one wing and the hamster to the other. They must give you a discount for not taking up any seats 
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10-05-2007, 07:57 AM
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Why not strap the horse to one wing and the hamster to the other. They must give you a discount for not taking up any seats |
You'd need to figure out a way to get the peanuts out to them. |
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10-05-2007, 08:15 AM
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Well you could have two trolleys one on each wing, each with a bowl of nuts. Since the horse is heavier than the hamster, the plane will naturally tip towards the horse, thus sending one trolley towards the horse. As the horse eats his fill of nuts that wing will become lighter because there will be less nuts in the bowl, thus the other wing, the now heavier wing, will tip and send the other trolley towards the hamster.
Thus an equal and fair sharing of nuts is accomplished. There might be a need of some weights and pulleys and a bit of super glue, but that's just minor details in the scheme of things.
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10-05-2007, 08:29 AM
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I'm glad this issue is receiving the attention it deserves.
My thought was to buy two hamsters and two horses. That way I could put a hamster and a horse on one wing, and balance it out with a hamster and a horse on the other wing. That way aerodynamics would not be compromised. Chow bags (the kind that strap on the face) could be implemented to ensure a flight full of peanut morsels for all creatures. Though SITA's solution does sound less complicated, and has the advantage of aesthetic beauty. But what about the inflight movies? DANG! This IS complicated. I suppose they can look in the window to see the screen...
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10-05-2007, 08:32 AM
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It's amazing how a good night's sleep can make you feel better and change your outlook. 
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10-05-2007, 08:34 AM
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I am thinking about going outside in the sun........ ^^
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10-05-2007, 08:34 AM
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... As the horse eats his fill of nuts that wing will become lighter because there will be less nuts in the bowl, ...
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Right. Now we must calculate the time it will take for the wings to tip past the horizontal plane toward the hamster according to the horse's digestion rate. We'll then need to calculate and add the trolley factors to determine an aproximate snack time for the anxiously waiting hamster.
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Reason: replaced the word process with the word rate
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10-05-2007, 08:36 AM
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The horse could be slung below the plane thus preserving the aerodynamic efficiency, you could jury-rig a periscope for the horse to watch the movies, the nose bag full of peanuts for the horse is a keeper, the guinea pig could sit quite comfortably in the nose bag and a simple wire mesh would prevent the horse eating the guinea pig. This still doesn't solve the issue of warmth. Blankets just wouldn't cut it. But the benefit of the system is that the horse could help gallop the plane to a standstill on touchdown. I didn't realise the science of guinea pig lifting would be so complicated, but we've nearly cracked it.
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10-05-2007, 09:10 AM
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Ah! Ingenious my friends, ingenious!
I think Rank is right, we have this beat. Horse and hamster get transported, nuts and in flight movie provided. Heck even the plane gets a helping hoof on take off and landing thus reducing Ed.'s, the horse's and the hamster's eco. foot/hoof/paw print.
Ed. if you are worried about aerodynamics we could get the horse some custom made speedos. A pair of goggles each and a heated horse blanket and even the animal rights guys would be happy. If we had a nose bag at the other end as well we could sell the collected manure.
Problem solved me thinks. Now bring on world peace!
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10-05-2007, 09:37 AM
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SITA, we need you run the UN. You will have unlimited resources for transporting animals on airplanes. o yes and can work on world peace, that should keep you busy for a while.
BTW, just use on of those large cargo planes. Everyone can ride inside.
www.nasa.gov/.../118739main_20050615-516-343.jpg
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10-05-2007, 09:38 AM
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