Another trivia story. A gas company in the southwest knew that they had a leak in their natural gas line and put out a bid for contractors to find the leak for them.
Many of the bids came in with high prices due to the expensive equipment needed to detect the gas and the labor involved in tracking hundreds of miles of pipeline. The winning bid was significantly lower than all the others.
The bidder knew that since natural gas has no odor, the gas company adds a chemical to give it the smell of rotting flesh. They deem that this scent is most likely to be picked up by the human nose in even very small quantities.
It can also be detected by vultures in even smaller quantities. So the contractor simply drove along the pipeline until he came across a flock of vultures circling about it.
STEPUP about 3 years ago
He has a nose for it too!!!
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
My kind of place!
in-dubio-pro-rainbow about 3 years ago
And there is where my slippers come from
ArtyD2 Premium Member about 3 years ago
After working ten years in HR
dflak about 3 years ago
Another trivia story. A gas company in the southwest knew that they had a leak in their natural gas line and put out a bid for contractors to find the leak for them.
Many of the bids came in with high prices due to the expensive equipment needed to detect the gas and the labor involved in tracking hundreds of miles of pipeline. The winning bid was significantly lower than all the others.
The bidder knew that since natural gas has no odor, the gas company adds a chemical to give it the smell of rotting flesh. They deem that this scent is most likely to be picked up by the human nose in even very small quantities.
It can also be detected by vultures in even smaller quantities. So the contractor simply drove along the pipeline until he came across a flock of vultures circling about it.
Troglodyte about 3 years ago
I see he brought his carrion suitcase for the flight back home.
moeric9 about 3 years ago
I’m not saying you have bad breath, but you can knock a buzzard off a s*#t wagon!- George Carlin(rip)
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 3 years ago
A view from a high angle as if seen by a bird.
WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago
That place stinks.
raybarb44 about 3 years ago
Perfect person for the job……