http://gawker.com/5915445...ng-machine

What would you do?

I simply would creamate them and sprinkle them in the ocean.

But then again, it would be interesting to see them fly in the sky I guess.

Fromt the article:

After his beloved cat Orville was tragically run over by a car, Dutch artist Bart Jansen thought long and hard how to honor his late feline's memory. And then it hit him:Turn his taxidermied corp...helicopter.

After all, Orville was named after Orville Wright, so it only made sense to pay homage to the pet by having RC helicopter enthusiast Arjen Beltman attach propellers to his cold, dead paws.

Read the full article here: http://gawker.com/5915445...ng-machine

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does it really fly???

if so,

THAT IS AWSOME!!!

Y'know, there are simpler ways of turning a dead cat into a helicopter...
For instance, grabbing it by the tail & swinging it the the air over your head in a rotory fashion.

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Visionnaire said:

Y'know, there are simpler ways of turning a dead cat into a helicopter...
For instance, grabbing it by the tail & swinging it the the air over your head in a rotory fashion.

[Edited 6/4/12 21:28pm]

this is how you can tell a NEW YORKER

(this is how we play in the ghetto 101)

Dead cat helicopter does not compute.

KingBAD said:

does it really fly???

if so,

THAT IS AWSOME!!!

There's a video on the linked page. It's epic.

That is even more useless than a living cat.

But as long as there are no hairballs or cat boxes, I am all for it.

Had my cat cremated, but think this is pretty fucking awesome.

imago said:

Pretty morbid.

I had to laugh at the absurdity of it, but if he's really thinking that he's somehow "honoring" the cat he needs to seek help.

Oh, but he's an artist.

EvilAngel said:

Had my cat cremated, but think this is pretty fucking awesome.

Its geinus.

Psssh. I was doing this with frogs YEARS ago.

Of course, none of my frogs ever successfully flew. But they tried. Oh, how they tried.

imago said:

Dutch artist Bart Jansen thought long and hard how to honor his late feline's memory. And then it hit him:Turn his taxidermied corp...helicopter.

This has to be a hoax...HAS to.

This has to be one of the most disturbing pictures I've ever seen!!!!

PurpleJedi said:

This has to be a hoax...HAS to.

A hoax by any other name is art!

kitbradley said:

This has to be one of the most disturbing pictures I've ever seen!!!!

If it was 3D, it wouldn't be so bad.

Or if we could reach into our screens and pet it, it would be great.

imago said:

PurpleJedi said:

This has to be a hoax...HAS to.

A hoax by any other name is art!

@ your new avie!

RodeoSchro said:

Psssh. I was doing this with frogs YEARS ago.

Of course, none of my frogs ever successfully flew. But they tried. Oh, how they tried.

Didn't know you were an artist.

PurpleJedi said:

This has to be a hoax...HAS to.

I'm sorry, but it's not.

It's one of the pieces at the current art fair in Amsterdam.

I think it's a cheap rip of from one of my favorite Dutch artists Tinkerbell.

She made a statement about using animal skin for bags, while there are other fabrics available.

She used the skin of her dead cat to make a bag. She's the true creative one. This guy is just copied her 'strategy'. She is genuine though, was the first to do it and cause controversy.

And I still think she's right because it was the controversy that lead to a discussion about using animal skin whilst other fabrics can be used, without killing animals.

It's funny how people who eat meat daily, knowing about the horrible meatindustry, and at the same time these carnivors do get upset over a cat that was loved and died of natural causes. hypocrite imo.

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dJJ said:

RodeoSchro said:

Psssh. I was doing this with frogs YEARS ago.

Of course, none of my frogs ever successfully flew. But they tried. Oh, how they tried.

Didn't know you were an artist.

Not really, but the RodeoSchro vs. The Frogs story is epic.

You can't even ride on that.

RodeoSchro said:

dJJ said:

Didn't know you were an artist.

Not really, but the RodeoSchro vs. The Frogs story is epic.

Yeah, but you didn't turn those frogs into fashionable purses.

Missed opportunity for artistic career.

PunkMistress said:

You can't even ride on that.

I'm not even gonna TOUCH that one!!!!!

(but let the puns BEGIN!)

p.s. - glad to see you back-!

PurpleJedi said:

PunkMistress said:

You can't even ride on that.

I'm not even gonna TOUCH that one!!!!!

(but let the puns BEGIN!)

p.s. - glad to see you back-!

dJJ said:

It's funny how people who eat meat daily, knowing about the horrible meatindustry, and at the same time these carnivors do get upset over a cat that was loved and died of natural causes. hypocrite imo.

This I have to agree with 110%. But I don't think ppl are being hypocritial at all, its just defiant ignorance.

PunkMistress said:

You can't even ride on that.

Visionnaire said:

Y'know, there are simpler ways of turning a dead cat into a helicopter...
For instance, grabbing it by the tail & swinging it the the air over your head in a rotory fashion.

[Edited 6/4/12 21:28pm]