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Dutch artist turned dead cat into remote-controlled helicopter

Is it a bird? Is Chuck Testa? Nope! It's a flying cat! 

 

Fernando Alfonso III

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Posted on Jun 4, 2012   Updated on Jun 2, 2021, 4:17 pm CDT

It’s common for people to stuff and preserve late pets, turning them into permanent companions.

But Dutch artist Bart Jansen took that concept to the extreme. With batteries, a motor, and some propellers, he made his cat into the “Orvillecopter.”

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*First Published: Jun 4, 2012, 12:10 pm CDT