"Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die. So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided to turn him into a permanent piece of artwork as the ultimate tribute by transforming him into a flying helicopter. Dutch artist Bart Jansen first stuffed Orville before teaming up with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman to build a specially-designed flying mechanism to attach to the cat."
- SteVe C
from Bookmarklet
That was more or less my reaction, Rachel. It's sort of creepy and awesome at the same time.
- John (bird whisperer)
I don't normally have a problem with people stuffing their pets, but I find this a bit distasteful. Probably because it's not a very natural pose for a cat. And a flying cat? I don't know.
- Headless Gnad Kicker
I admit...I was more intrigued than horrified. My roommate has already threatened to have this done to the next feline that dies in our house. He says he wants to hover it outside my bedroom door so I'll turn around and see it staring at me from 3ft off the floor. o.O
- Hookuh Tinypants
The hovercat is all over my FF and all over the Norwegian papers. This has really fascinated people.
- Eivind
When someone does this to a person, let's talk.
- Kevin Fox
We need to add a camera and an electric imp to this thing. Let it fly around under it's own control.
- Gimminy
Even better, get a dead pig and put some fake wings and lipstick on it. Then fly it around the outside of GS, JPM, and MS.
- Gimminy
I wonder how many would quit their jobs on the spot.
- Gimminy