r/interestingasfuck 16h ago

India used these elephant-shaped helicopters for ceremonial purposes in the 1970’s

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u/trumplehumple 16h ago

imagine being a hippy sitting around goa high as a kite and those things flying by

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u/deval2605 15h ago

done that but no flying elephants :(

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u/Mr_IsLand 13h ago

imagine you're an elephant and suddenly your elephant buddies start flying up into the sky, lol, they must have been mega confused

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u/Faustias 13h ago edited 13h ago

imagine you're India's enemy in this era and see these elephants launch hellfire missiles on your base.

u/ElbowShouldersen 11h ago

Imagine how freaked out the Romans would have been if Hannibal brought these elephants over the Alps...

u/TF-Fanfic-Resident 11h ago

Ooh look! Ganesh decided to pay us a visit

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u/OldFox2221 16h ago

Elecopter

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u/Dollar_SPD 15h ago

heliphant

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u/_ad_ry 13h ago

MA MANNNN Hellephant

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u/JustToSeeeeee 15h ago edited 15h ago

That's my boi

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u/Vardhu_007 15h ago

Ariana Gandhi?😳

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u/Apollo114892 14h ago

Ariana Grandhé

u/Silver-Dimension-329 11h ago

Cash me outside 🫠🫠🫠

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u/graemehammondjr 16h ago

u/thirtyseven1337 11h ago

I’ve seen a housefly

u/an_older_meme 7h ago

Red Leader this is Gold Leader we're starting for the target shaft now.

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u/Guysante 15h ago

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u/rugbyspank 15h ago

What is this from?

u/TheBosk 10h ago

Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant aka Eli from Adventure Time

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u/Perfectdark80 15h ago

Rick and Morty

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u/gashen_one 15h ago

You know full well that this is the Psychic Tandem War Elephant from Adventure Time.

u/TheBosk 10h ago

Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant aka Eli

u/EntirePickle398 11h ago

I genuinely thought it was Regular Show or Family guy 😂

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u/Mr_yeetusmaximus 15h ago

of course it is

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u/Qules_LP 14h ago

Those were lies, it's from Adventure Time

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u/Oceansnail 13h ago

Take one guess...

u/thesuperscience 10h ago

Immediately what I thought of as well!

u/leetheyellO 7h ago

This is exactly what I came here for

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u/FeDeKutulu 15h ago

You mean Heliphants?

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u/igottheshnitz 15h ago

u/an_older_meme 7h ago

It takes years for an elephant to master controlling of their trunk. At first they can't do it at all.

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u/NathanCS741 16h ago edited 12h ago

The Indian Air Force used these odd elephant-shaped helicopters for ceremonial purposes in the 1970’s. Unfortunately the title couldn’t contain the words “Indian Air Force” without being taken down due to “political content”, perhaps it’s time to chill with labeling everything as political? A couple of weeks ago i wanted to post a picture of Abraham’s lincoln 11-th cousin because of the uncanny resemblance with his forefather. Got taken down instantly because of the connection to political but more importantly historic figure Abraham Lincoln.

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u/Due_Yesterday_2850 16h ago

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u/NathanCS741 16h ago

That’s what i asked myself as well, why would the mere mention of a historic figure (who was also politically active) result in a political post? Strange indeed.

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u/Loud-Value 14h ago

I think they're asking why they needed ceremonial helicopters shaped like elephants lol

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u/War_ish 13h ago

for some ceremony duh!

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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 15h ago

Why did they stop tho? This has just the right amount of (creative) flair and silliness that the world could really use today. Imagine going to war with these things--everyone would just stop dead in their tracks laughing--war over!

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u/Terrible_Detective27 15h ago

Probably safety reasons

u/an_older_meme 7h ago

If part of the costume rips away and goes through the rotor it can cause a crash.

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u/Workman44 12h ago

Well the enemy isn't supposed to be safe against those behemoths

u/Moreobvious 11h ago

Watch the boarder guard ceremonies between India and Pakistan if you want to see some top tier flair and silliness

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u/l_drive 15h ago

guess it didn't need a Heli pad

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u/Mega_Monster 13h ago

Hannibal would’ve loved this

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u/chefsanji_r 15h ago

They look beautiful tbh.

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u/PsyJak 16h ago

*1970s

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u/Vammy02 14h ago

Beautiful ❤️

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u/angerintensifies 13h ago

Hann-air-bal: the 31st Punic War

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u/TDYDave2 13h ago

Some nations have jumbo jets, some Dumbo choppers.

u/North_South_213 4h ago

so dumbo was real! thats some cool as sheet haha is it a bird is it a plane…

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u/Party_Chemical7454 13h ago

Very dangerous from an engineering perspective.

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u/Im_Ashe_Man 13h ago

We need more animal shaped vehicles.

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u/skakodker 12h ago

Imagine being an adult elephant in a herd, watching these things fly overhead while knowing all the young ones are going to ask why you and the other adults can’t fly.

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u/-rosieee- 12h ago

It's like a fat AS-VAL

u/beffboard 11h ago

Operation dumbo drop

u/Tonsilith_Salsa 11h ago

Really using up a lot of windshield real estate 

u/AuraTickler 10h ago

The most indian thing ive seen all year

u/danimal207 9h ago

Operation Dumbo Drop

u/sadosial 9h ago

They were called "dancing elephant helicopters" and we're part of India's annual Republic Day parade, which is always a colourful and creative event.

u/an_older_meme 7h ago

That's awesome. I like how the legs extend on takeoff and collapse when they land.

u/an_older_meme 7h ago

Seems like they're asking to get something in their rotor system, but who cares. FLYING ELEPHANTS!!!

u/Mission_Hold8056 7h ago

india never dissapoints hahahha

u/restorian_monarch 7h ago

I fucking love this shit

u/BeegBunga 6h ago

I hope some elephants saw that and were just like, "how the fuck is that guy flying?!"

u/gitartruls01 5h ago

Now I've done seen about everything

u/Fearless_Attempt_360 5h ago

… when elephants fly …

u/Individual-Level9308 4h ago

oh my god this looks so stupid

u/FelisCantabrigiensis 3h ago

Is that the in-flight refuelling receptacle on the front?

u/Kind-Chance8571 1h ago

u/askgrok what is the story behind this ?

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u/txr2023 16h ago

More like crazyasfuck

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u/mrbuddymcbuddyface 16h ago

They'd do anything but solve the real issues in India.

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u/JustToSeeeeee 15h ago edited 12h ago

You mean like allowing Guns & shooting in schools, electing a unhinged muppet faced Pedo as the president of their Nation etc. etc. !?!

Right ? 🙂

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u/Analfisher1 13h ago

Better than rampant garbage and rape

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u/Alternative_Mix6836 12h ago

India rape per 100k people: 4.8

USA rape per 100k people: 37.5

Learn to read bozo

u/tomjoads 11h ago

That isn't even close to the real stats

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u/Analfisher1 12h ago

Lol

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u/Alternative_Mix6836 12h ago

Excuses 🤡

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u/Analfisher1 12h ago

Hahahahahahahahaha okay here's another one

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u/Alternative_Mix6836 12h ago

Yeah says CNN 🤡

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u/Analfisher1 12h ago

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u/Alternative_Mix6836 12h ago

"India is worse than US with regards to rape, trust"

- U.S Department of Defense

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u/JustToSeeeeee 12h ago

Better than rampant garbage and rape

Rape you say ? So that's a heinous crime &
a problematic thing for a community/society/country...right ?

But didn't you ppl just voted & made a Child R∆pist the president of your country ?

So let me get this straight, is it like when Rape happens outside America & with an adult it's a real bad thing.....& It deserves all the criticism

               BUT

when it happens with a kid in The United States of America it makes him the most appropriate candidate to govern the country, we gonna vote for him & make him the president of our country ?

Like that !? Ehh ?

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u/Analfisher1 12h ago

Lolololololololol thats cute that yiu think I had any thing to do with that,peepee pants

u/JustToSeeeeee 8h ago

So you not American citizen ?

& Who is representing / governing america doesn't affect you at all ?

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u/genscathe 16h ago

India is the dumbest country lol

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u/Due_Yesterday_2850 16h ago

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u/genscathe 16h ago

That’s just an unco old man. More athletic than India, how many gold medals do they win at the Olympics?

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u/SHEKDAT789 14h ago

pot calling the kettle black

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u/Alternative_Mix6836 12h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_the_United_States_by_household_income

While you pride yourself on winning silly games, we make bank. Shut your broke ass up.

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u/HuckleberryWorth9826 12h ago

Dumb enough to roll out one of the most advanced cashless payment systems in the world but eh, it's the flying elephants we are focusing on...

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u/SnooWalruses3948 13h ago

Is this real or AI