VIDEO: Orange Warning Cone Sucked Into Jet Engine at O'Hare

You may be aware that turbofan engines are tested to ensure that they continue to function and/or not destroy everything around them under adverse conditions. That testing includes the firing of various size dead birds or dead-bird-equivalents directly into the most critical parts of an engine (at 200 km/h "bird speed") while the engine is operating at or near its limits. The tests are designed to simulate encounters with both a single large bird as well as a flock of small and medium… (www.youtube.com) More...