nottheonion·Not The Onionbysnuggledick Unsecured penguin caused helicopter crash in South Africahttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5xx036p4voOpen linkView original on lemm.ee381Comments32Reply
modifier replylemmy.caAnd that’s why I came here before potentially seeing something that would make me sad in the article.15Reply
LLifeInMultipleChoice replylemmy.dbzer0.comApparently the penguin wanted a say in whether or not it was being deported15Reply
IInverseParallax lemmy.world 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 ** take-off from **Bird Island ** 21Reply
andybytes programming.devThe authority said that "the lack of secure containment for the penguin" was responsible for creating the "dangerous situation".Hahaha17Reply
IIlovethebomb lemm.ee6Hide 6 repliesI'm going to be a pedant, and point out it was an unsecured box, with a penguin in it, which knocked the controls.11Reply
GGlitterbomb replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesWeird way to say the on-board computer is Linux based, but ok. Link to the CVE?7Reply
snuggledick replylemm.ee1Hide 1 replyYeah but would the box have slipped without the penguin in it? We need more penguin box experiments I think.4Reply
HHemingways_Shotgun lemmy.ca1Hide 1 replyIs it bad that my immediate thought was "Is the penguin okay?"8Reply
thisbenzingring lemmy.sdf.org1Hide 1 replythey were probably trying to steal the penguin... so they got what they deserve4Reply
LLedericas replylemm.eein a box for pets, rather than proper cage conservationist use, definitely stealing it.3Reply
katy ✨ lemmy.blahaj.zoneit's because franklin sherman wasn't there to point out the plotholes https://youtu.be/3ENLigFHadY0Reply
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Alright mister
The penguin is okay, that's the only thing important here.
First thing I checked the article for.
And that’s why I came here before potentially seeing something that would make me sad in the article.
Should have tariffed him better
Apparently the penguin wanted a say in whether or not it was being deported
The birds are fighting back
-- TAKE ELON BACK RIGHT NOW, MOTHERFUCKERS
See, penguins were never meant to fly
And he was drunk!
take-off from **Bird Island **
The authority said that "the lack of secure containment for the penguin" was responsible for creating the "dangerous situation".Hahaha
I'm going to be a pedant, and point out it was an unsecured box, with a penguin in it, which knocked the controls.
Weird way to say the on-board computer is Linux based, but ok. Link to the CVE?
It was just shitty drivers.
(CVE-2016-5195)
Yeah but would the box have slipped without the penguin in it? We need more penguin box experiments I think.
Could this be a Schroedinger's penguin situation?
Yeah but unsecured box doesn't generate clicks
Is it bad that my immediate thought was "Is the penguin okay?"
If it is bad, I don't wanna be good. Poor penguin
"Ooh, look, a button!"
"Huh? Private, don't!!!"
they were probably trying to steal the penguin... so they got what they deserve
in a box for pets, rather than proper cage conservationist use, definitely stealing it.
And Grounded Linux was born on this day
THIS is why america tariffed them!
Feathers mcgraw strikes again
https://youtu.be/fI0Fa66h6Qo
it's because franklin sherman wasn't there to point out the plotholes
https://youtu.be/3ENLigFHadY