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Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africa (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An "unsecured" penguin in a cardboard box was the cause of a helicopter crash in South Africa, a report into the incident has found.

The penguin, which had been placed in the box and on the lap of a passenger, slid off and knocked the pilot's controls just after take-off from Bird Island off the Eastern Cape on 19 January.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is the penguin okay? 🥺

While the helicopter sustained substantial damage, both the pilot and passengers were uninjured and the penguin was unharmed.

Oh thank fuck.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Flightless bird not stoked on idea of flying.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Flightless bird

To be fair it was right in the name.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

That’s it, we don’t negotiate with terrorists, double the penguin tariffs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

They are FLIGHTLESS birds, okay? Thems the rules.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I thought it said insecure pinguïn lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

This was a protest against Penguin Tariffs!!! HaCk ThE PlAnEt!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Good Job Kowalski! 🐧