A Boeing 767 was on a long-distance flight across the Atlantic Ocean, flying consistently at 800 kilometers per hour at 30,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suddenly, a US Navy F-18 Hornet appears alongside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pilot of fighter slows down, matching the \u201cslower\u201d jet\u2019s speed and greets the pilot of the passenger plane by radio. \u201cGreetings, Boeing airliner. Kind of a long & boring flight, isn\u2019t it? Here\u2019s something to wake you up. Hold my beer!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Navy jet swerves to the side, rolls over on its back, accelerates, breaks through the sound barrier, rides rapidly to a dizzying height, only to swoop down almost to sea level in a breathtaking dive. He then loops back next to the Boeing airliner and asks, \u201cWell\u2026 What did you think of that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commercial pilot looks over and answers, \u201cVery impressive, but now watch this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Navy jet pilot keeps an eye on the commercial jet. But\u2026 nothing happens. It continues to fly in a stubbornly straight path, never changing speed. After five minutes, the commercial pilot radioed. \u201cWell, what did you think?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The jet pilot asks in a confusing voice, \u201cWhat did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Boeing pilot laughs out loud. \u201cWell, I got up, stretched my legs, went to the back of the flight to the bathroom to relieve myself, got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll, and made an appointment with a stewardess for the next three nights in a 5-star hotel, which will be paid for by my employer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The moral of the story\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n