Heh - another obituary for Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov
From satire site
DuffelBlog:
Dead AK-47 Inventor To Be Buried In Mud For A Week, Cleaned Off, Then Put Back To Work
Russia has announced funeral arrangements for Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle.
�Comrade Kalashnikov will be buried in a pit of mud with full military honors,� said General-Major Saiga Molot, a spokesman for the Russian army. �After a week, we will exhume his body, clean it off, and put him back to work. We expect that there shall be no issue with his functions.�
Heh -- my Saiga could withstand this without missing a beat. This is a perfect example of great engineering. High tolerances are something to strive for but sometimes there is just too much of a good thing. When you are living in a contaminant-rich environment, sloppy works more reliably than finishing to ten-thou.
Posted by DaveH at December 24, 2013 11:08 PM