http://life.salon.com/2011/10/27/ryanair_duct_tape_controversy/
This article talks about a Ryanair 737 plane that appeared to be duct-taped as shown in the picture above. According to the author, "passengers watched with reported "horror" as a problem with the jet's windscreen was repaired using what they took to be duct or gaffer's tape." Overall, I found the article extremely funny as the author explained in chronological order what circumstances occurred. The plane was fixed with "duct-tyape", took off from Riga, Latvia, and returned to Stansted 20 minutes later. Although the material looked a lot like duct-tape, the company claimed it was actually heavy-duty aluminum bonding tape known as "speed tape". Apparently, this type of tape is extremely expensive, strong, and is used to bond things temporarily until better materials are found. According to the veterna airline mechanic, Charlie, "We never use, and don't even stock, duct tape".
The author made the article appear extremely ironic and funny by first writing, "Ryanair maybe a "low-cost" airline, but trust me, it's not using duct tape to repair its planes, even temporarily". Throughout the article he continually appeared to joke around about the incident making the article itself very enjoyable to read. He did a great job in writing it in appealing to the ethos of rhetoric by humor.
That's horrifying....
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