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A worker was superstitious and wanted to hang rubber chickens from the bottom of the full-motion simulators. IIRC, one was hung beneath a simulator, then removed, and the simulator…

I had the same thought. I had no idea before the tour the extent to which they have to master the emergency skills, despite probably never needing to use it. On the other hand, pas…

These are gems. Bookmarking them to do someday if they still exist!

I actually was in Durham for DjangoCon US a couple of times. One year I was on the fence about making a quick trip to Raleigh before my flight and that factory was one on my list. …

Thank you for sharing!

I've heard about that. I plan to do that sometime.

Sounds incredible. I am going to bookmark this to do if I take a trip to Brazil.

Great tip. I would never think to ask. Now I want to go to one!

That is a great idea. Too often, we just grow up getting used to the idea that things are just made somewhere in a "black box" and never take the time to investigate. We could prob…

I would love to tour a coffee company (or a chocolate company). Two of my favorite things. :)

I would love to see it!

I am glad you found that. Someone asked our guide, and I missed the explanation!

That sounds awesome. They actually told us during the tour that many employees never see the areas we went to. It was pretty exclusive. As for different break areas, I loved that t…

I love that. I want to take more tours like this. One thing I found very interesting about it was to be immersed in a company culture. It's kind of like being a fish in water. You …

Oh awesome! If you see me again, let's catch up!

It was a bit disappointing, but going into the tour, I had no idea what I would see, so it wasn't something I had any expectation about. Altogether though, I felt like I saw some v…

After years of flying Southwest, I recently had the opportunity to tour the headquarters in Dallas. I particularly enjoyed seeing the full-motion 737 simulators, Network Operations…

Glad you enjoyed it!

I definitely recommend it. It was a short journey, but a very unique experience.

I think so too!