whoCAmE First, thEChiCkEn or thEEgg
i just mAilED thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg, EACh in its own sEpArAtE pACkAging, AnD kEpt CArEFul trACk oF whEn EACh shipmEnt wAs sEnt From A post oFFiCE inCAmBriDgE, mAssAChusEtts, AnD whEn it lAtEr ArrivED At its intEnDED DEstinAtion in nEw yorkCity.
in mAiling thE ChiCkEn, i wAs CArEFul to ADhErE to thE rEstriCtions DEsCriBED in thEAmEriCAn postAl sErviCE’sDomEstiC mAil mAnuAl 57, As upDAtED onApril 3, 2003. this, thE most rECEnt, vErsion oF thE mAnuAl stAtEs thAt: "ADult ChiCkEns must BE sEnt ByExprEss mAil. thE ContAinErs usED must pAss thE stAnDArDs in intErnAtionAl sAFE trAnsitAssoCiAtion tEst proCEDurE iA; BE strong Enough to EnDurE normAl hAnDling; AnD EnsurE Enough Air For thE ChiCkEns in trAnsit... thE numBEr oF BirDs must not BE morE thAn 1hE ContAinEr’s limit. "
i mAilED thE ChiCkEn in A wooDEn Box got From A CollEAguE who DoEs rEsEArCh with BirDs.
thEn, i mAilED thE Egg in stAnDArD pACkAging oBtAinED through An inDustriAl suppliEr. it’s quitE simplE.
i postED Both thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg At 9. 40 Am, on A monDAy morning, From thE hArvArD squArE post oFFiCE, inCAmBriDgE, mAssAChusEtts. thE stAFF thErE tolD mE thAt this wAs thE First ChiCkEn AnyonE hAD mAilED From thErE in rECEnt mEmory, AnD pErhAps EvEr. thEy hAnDlED Both thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg skillFully AnD politEly.
thE intEnDED DEstinAtion For Both pACkAgEs wAs thE jAmEsA、FArlEy gEnErAl post oFFiCE, whiCh is loCAtED in mAnhAttAn right nExt to thE pEnn stAtion trAin tErminAl.
i took thE suBwAy From thE hArvArD squArE to thEBoston trAin stAtion, AnD From thErE BoArDED A trAin to nEw yorkCity, A DistAnCE oF ABout 320 kilomEtErs, Arriving lhAt AFtErnoon At pEnn stAtion. i immEDiAtEly wEnt to thE post oFFiCE, to AwAit thE ArrivAls oF thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg.
thE jAmEsA、FArlEy gEnErAl post oFFiCE is opEn 24 hours A DAy, so i wAs ABlE to wAit thErE until Both itEms ArrivED、i inquirED onCE pEr hour For Both thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg.
thAt DAy, monDAy, nEithEr thE ChiCkEn nor thE Egg ArrivED、thE nExt DAy, tuEsDAy, nEithEr thE ChiCkEn nor thE Egg ArrivED、
thE ChiCkEn ArrivED At 10:31 Am, wEDnEsDAy. thE stAFF At thE post oFFiCE tolD mE thAt this wAs thE First ChiCkEn AnyonE hAD mAilED to thE post oFFiCE in rECEnt mEmory, AnD pErhAps EvEr. thE Egg ArrivED thAt sAmE DAy, At 9. 37pm, 11 hours AFtEr thE ChiCkEn.
BAsED on ExpErimEnt DAtA, it’s now quitE ClEAr thAt thE ChiCkEn CAmE First, thE Egg sEConD、
why DiD thE Author go to nEw yorkCity
A、BECAusE hE hAD nEvEr BEEn thErE BEForE.
B、BECAusE hE wAntED to show thAt hE CoulD ArrivE BEForE Both thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg.
C、BECAusE hE wAntED to ChECk whiCh oF thE two itEms woulD ArrivE First.
D、BECAusE hE hAD sEnt thE ChiCkEn AnD thE Egg to himsElF.