http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/ca...dead-cat-862002
Removed image, changed to link.

Fellow had his dead cat stuffed, then, since it was named Orville Wright, went ahead and made it into an R/C helicopter.

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I ... thought Dumpshock should know.

That's more than a little disturbing.

and yet....still full of win

This reminds me of the Israeli "Corner Shot" with the Cat on it.

I think I would be more than a little nervous if I saw something like that flying around.

YMMV

I can't say I like that dude or his idea in any way, but he has grade-A psychological weapon right there if he wants it :-/

Imagine how the squirrels must be feeling ...

Not just squirrels, cows are terrified of it:


Welcome to a new generation of biodrones.

What an asshole.

Make that 102 uses for a dead cat.

I find this very disturbing. Especially since the cat looks like it's alive in the picture.

That's how you can tell a good taxidermist from a bad one.

Oh no doubt that it is disturbing, but a quick review of the photo makes it easy enough to tell that the cat is stuffed, the ears wouldnt be straight and even if it were alive, they would be laid back, the cat would definatly not have its mouth closed, it would be yowling, the eyes wouldnt be wide open nor glassy, etc. As it is, He put a creative (albeit morbid) twist on taxidermy and engineering.

The fuck is wrong with people?
Seriously?
Next they will use their dead relatives . .

,......is...is that uncle bob???

noooo timmy...thats The Bobenator!

Funny, that's exactly what I offered to my wife last night (she seemed fine with it, assuming I can negotiate the legal concerns).

Honestly though ... the cat is dead. It's clearly been pretty spoiled in life. I doubt it would complain. This is definitely weird, disturbing even, but I wouldn't go so far as to suggest the guy is especially messed up (at least, not moreso than the average Dumpshocker).

Clearly spoiled? Because the fucktard owner wired it up?

The guy is an asshole. A particularly fucked up, demented asshole, but an asshole nonetheless.

It's rather unfortunate that pets are legally considered property.

~Umi

Hell, not even tweety birds are safe now.

Oh dear, the hypocrisy of people when their animal products involve something cute and fluffy...which in this case was not even killed for the purpose but dead anyway.

Just for fun I'm going to bring up the cat-copter tomorrow, with everybody sitting around the BBQ and the majority in leather boots

okay okay...call me sick and demented if you want...but..

LoLercopter!!!!!


Edit--- I have a new Icon for my Courier Sprite!

If you're going to call me a hypocrite for thinking that the guy who wired up a dead animal to a remote control vehicle a demented fuckwit, you could at least tell me what about me makes that statement of fact hypocritical.

Would that not be ROFLcopter?

Stuff like this is why i had hoped for dumpshock to not allow image postings . .

Pretty much.

Do you get that worked up about cars with leather seats, too? Some ... wired a dead animal to a vehicle, OMG!!!11111111

So you called me a hypocrite because you wanted to namecall, and not because I said anything hypocritical?

Great shot Jetson.

Did I? It was a general observation, if you're vegan or sXe or whatever and reject animal products in general it was obviously not aimed at you.

But from your reaction, it sounds like the (leather) cap fits...

sXe doesn't equal a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle.

So, what exactly is sXe? I do not ever remember hearing that particular designation.

It's a moniker for Straight Edge - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_edge

According to Google and the Urban Dictionary:

Straightedge. It has the same basic principle (no drink, no drugs, no f*ck) for all followers, but each person makes it their own. Some examples: some sXe people choose to be vegans or vegetarians, abstain from caffeine, save sex for marriage (as opposed to a serious, committed relationship).

Straight Edge, a lifestyle popular among fans of hardcore punk. The original credo was "Don't drink, don't smoke, don't fuck, at least I can fucking think", but today vegan and animal rights beliefs have become pretty much the norm as well. So while it does not equate vegan lifestyle, the intersection is quite significant...

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Straight_edge

Damn, double ninja'd

Then you wouldn't go very far. Guy is a pathetic manbaby and needs respect for more life than he has.

B-b-b-but you're a hypocrite!

It's "don't fuck around", since not even sXe kids want to live without sex.

The song I was paraphrasing just says "(I) don't fuck", but you're right, most adherents take that as "don't hop on everything in sight" and not some kind of virginity pledge

Okay, Thanks Everyone. I learn something new every day, I guess...

I would go as far as to say that all als sXe kids handle it that way; "don't fuck" is generally seen as a rejection of promiscuity.

By that point, the quadcopter was closer to deserving "respect for life" than the ex-cat...

The cat is well-sized, and it has an excellent coat. Cause of death was car, not neglect. I think it's reasonable to assume it was well cared for, since we have no evidence to the contrary. The cat lived a good life and its death, while regrettable, was accidental. However, the cat is now very much dead.

The guy converted the cat into upholstery for his toy. That's certainly weird. Not something I'd expect most suburbanites to have the stomach for. But there's no harm done to the cat.

From an ethics standpoint, this is certainly much kinder than raising a cow in tight conditions, feeding it whatever rubbish is cheapest (including other cows), then killing it intentionally at the height of its life for the specific purpose of stealing its skin. Yet despite all I just said, my car is upholstered in leather, I wear leather belts, and I love hamburger.

I certainly understand the emotional reason for not wanting to convert a member of the family with a name and a personality into a toy or work of art like this. However, unless someone can present an actual, rational reason why using the remains of Cuddles the Cat is somehow terrible, but murdering, skinning, and wearing Bob the Bull is a-okay, I really can't see what all the fuss is about. It's a cat, it's cute, it's cuddly, but it's also very dead through unrelated causes, and does not much care what you do with its remains.

I'd actually agree with Darksong; the quadcopter does in fact show more signs of life, and therefore more 'respect for life', than ex-cat.

I went back and forth on it, but decided to pull the trigger, which, since a mod has switched it to a link, looks like it was a tad too far, and I understand. Helio Kitty is funny to some, distrubing to some, WEIRD to pretty much everyone.

I apologize to anyone that's squicked out. I shouldn't have put the pic in directly. That's all on me.

It's one thing to talk about the current rigged bugs (Bomb-sniffing bees, spycam ants, and so on) but a cat is somewhat more personal.

So, again, my apologies gang.

Mob of humourless pussies 'round here..

Hey, I have quite the sense of humor thank you very much!

I may have generalised a bit there.
BTW I looked up the "Corner Shot" you mentioned and found a youtube video with that clown from Future-weapons, clever idea if a tad malicious.
If anyone has seen Ghost Recon Alpha with the hover drone armed with an MP-7 then you can imagine the synergy here.

Not cool and that close to trolling and/ or personal attack.

By adding plagued fleas it becomes an acceptable WMD.

This is both hilarious and dangerously brilliant.

Although I imagine putting plagued fleas inside of a container and releasing them from a normal drone would be just as effective ...

I thought the pun might lighten things up and what was wrong with the second part you quoted?