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Pig dropped from helicopter into millionaires swimming pool!!

Old 15th Jan 2020, 10:18
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Pig dropped from helicopter into millionaires swimming pool!!

WTF!

There again it is the Daily Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...R-Uruguay.html
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Old 15th Jan 2020, 10:25
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Poor pig!!!!
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It's lucky the millionaire wasn't Muslim or Jewish; the pilot would spend the rest of his short life looking over his shoulder.
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Old 15th Jan 2020, 13:16
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The receiving millionaire was not to much bothered.
He was glad it wasn’t a horse head.
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Old 15th Jan 2020, 13:19
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Imma call it a hoax right now.
seems like way too accurate of a drop to be real.

alot of computer imagery out there that questions reality, so for now...this is likely one of those moments
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Old 15th Jan 2020, 13:51
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Originally Posted by GrayHorizonsHeli
Imma call it a hoax right now.
seems like way too accurate of a drop to be real.

alot of computer imagery out there that questions reality, so for now...this is likely one of those moments
Gary, who knows, there is that great saying " And pigs might fly"
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And in Cincinnati, Ohio they do fly, once a year!

Flying Pig Marathon | Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, one of the most enjoyable marathons in the world!

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I remember a helicopter dropping a cow somewhere in Berlin a couple of years ago. It splashed big time hitting the ground. To justify the event they called it „art“.
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Originally Posted by Spunk
I remember a helicopter dropping a cow ...
I'll bet that made the People Eating Tasty Animals crowd happy.
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Originally Posted by Turbine D
Not to mention the flying pig sculptures scattered about Cinci!

eg:


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Old 16th Jan 2020, 03:44
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Assuming they intended to drop the pig into the pool, that was a great shot! The pool wasn't very large, but they were able to get the pig right into the middle of it. Well done!

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Old 16th Jan 2020, 05:22
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There is only one real flying pig!


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Old 16th Jan 2020, 07:13
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Originally Posted by GrayHorizonsHeli
Imma call it a hoax right now.
seems like way too accurate of a drop to be real.

alot of computer imagery out there that questions reality, so for now...this is likely one of those moments
So you think they’re telling porkies?
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Originally Posted by skadi
There is only one real flying pig!

https://youtu.be/GmCKvY684WI

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The follow up to that is that the pig escaped its tether overnight. Several prox reports came in from startled plank wing drivers on approach to LHR. In the morning a helicopter was sent to look for it and ultimately found it draped over an old lady's house in, I think, Brighton/Shoreham or thereabouts. She couldn't work out why the sunrise was pink! (A bit like it is in Australia right now).
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I believe it’s fake.
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Old 16th Jan 2020, 22:02
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Fakin' Bacon?
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Old 16th Jan 2020, 22:21
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They should have cranked up the pool temp and dropped some eggs in too.
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Old 17th Jan 2020, 00:08
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Are these the culprits?

https://www.gameandfishmag.com/edito...or-hogs/194098

Actually probably not, the poor R44 looks slightly overloaded and would probably struggle to make the South American boarder let alone Uruguay ...
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We would all agree it is rare to have a pig dropped from a helicopter precisely into a small swimming pool ..... the only thing more rare would be to have a camera perfectly positioned to capture the whole thing perfectly ...... I think the whole thing was staged
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