Here's a nickel that went through a jet engine- seriously

http://cgi.ebay.com/75-000-196-5-cent-Jefferson-nickle-/190478068242#ht_500wt_1156
Just dip it, it will be like new.

 

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Looks like Jefferson is wearing a dew rag!

 

Crazy! Just .05¢ to take down a multi(?)-million dollar tactical jet!

 

Amazing - he has 2 of these for sale, they look identical & each has the same story. "Coin"cidence?

 

Heck, I could take it down cheaper than that -- a penny would probably do almost the same job. A few ounces of scrap steel would do even better.

Metal slug: < $0.05
Access to the intake of a warplane with engines running: priceless

 

This is no joke. Something as small and light as a cigarette butt can damage a turbine. When I was in the AF smoking was prohibited within 500 feet of the flight line. Also matches and disposable lighters were not allowed because people dropped them, Zippo only.

 

...although priceless may cost one their life, fortunately this guy lived [YouTube link]

 

Spent many a morning walking the flightline in Misawa Japan looking for anything visable to the naked eye. Once saw an F-14 suck up a seagull on takeoff pretty impressive.

 

I don't know why the image of that made me laugh. Maybe because there are so many sky rats where I live.