An Ex Rocket Man's Take On It

The ravings of a trained mind.

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

I stole this one from the funnies page of the American Legion magazine for May 2022. It's just funny. So enjoy!

Why is a diet called a "diet"?

Because all the other four-letter words were taken.

Gary Johnson: McGregor, Texas, United States; GW had a 20 year career in aerospace defense new product engineering, followed by a 20 year career in mostly teaching, with a little civil engineering and aviation work. He is now retired on a small farm in central Texas, occasionally building and selling cactus eradication tools, available for consulting, and offering a self-published book on ramjet propulsion. He has posted a lot of technical articles on this site, a catalog of which is in the post "Lists of Some Articles By Topic Area", dated 21 October 2021. For information about the ramjet book, see "GW's Ramjet Book Is Now Available!", posted 12 February 2024. Use the blog archive gadget as a navigation tool to find these quickly. He is also developing course materials for teaching or self-teaching in aerothermodynamics, and in the sizing of vehicles for space missions.

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