04-06-2012, 12:01 PM
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Cat Flap: Dead Pet Turned Into Helicopter
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cat-flap-de...083942417.htmlAn artist has turned his cat into a flying helicopter after it was killed by a car.
Dutchman Bart Jansen stuffed Orville before teaming up with a radio control helicopter expert to attach propellers to each of its four paws.
The cat - named after pioneering aviator Orville Wright - is now a piece of artwork. The "Orvillecopter" is on show at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam.
Jansen said his creation is "half cat, half machine", and part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his pet.
"After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously," he said.
The Orvillecopter currently struggles to fly steadily, a problem Jansen has promised to fix.
"He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight."
04-06-2012, 12:23 PM
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Re: Cat Flap: Dead Pet Turned Into Helicopter
Originally Posted by clumsy
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cat-flap-de...083942417.htmlAn artist has turned his cat into a flying helicopter after it was killed by a car.
Dutchman Bart Jansen stuffed Orville before teaming up with a radio control helicopter expert to attach propellers to each of its four paws.
The cat - named after pioneering aviator Orville Wright - is now a piece of artwork. The "Orvillecopter" is on show at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam.
Jansen said his creation is "half cat, half machine", and part of a visual art project to pay tribute to his pet.
"After a period of mourning he received his propellers posthumously," he said.
The Orvillecopter currently struggles to fly steadily, a problem Jansen has promised to fix.
"He will receive more powerful engines and larger props for his birthday. So this hopping will soon change into steady flight."
04-06-2012, 12:46 PM
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Re: Cat Flap: Dead Pet Turned Into Helicopter
Originally Posted by plantman
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Gross...I couldn't imagine doing that to an old friend, let's hope someone does something revolting to him when he's gone...
04-06-2012, 03:30 PM
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Re: Cat Flap: Dead Pet Turned Into Helicopter
Some people will do anything to get a bit of publicity (and this man's antics worked). No accounting for taste or how crass and insensitive someone can be when hoping to further their own interests. A screw loose here I think. This is certainly in the worst possible taste IMO.
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