You Can’t Make This Up: Artist Transforms His Dead Cat Into Flying Quadrotor
- Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:15pm by
Liz Klimas
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We’ve seen a lot of quadrotor drones here at the Blaze but never expected to see anything like this. An artist has taken similar technology — a remote-controlled Lotus T580 — and made it into a feline’s ultimate revenge against its taunting feathered friends.
"Orvillecopter" (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Meet the “Orvillecopter” created by Dutch artist Bart Jansen. Jansen took his taxidermied cat — Orville — and strapped him to four of these remote controlled helicopters. Check out his first semi-successful test from March:
As the YouTube description states, the Orvillecopter is “half cat, half machine.” Orville, if you hadn’t guessed already, was named after Orville Wright of the famed Wright Brothers. Although killed by a car, Orville can now chase the birds — or at least cows — he used to watch while being constrained to the ground during his earthly life.
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
Orville terrorizing cows. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
GeekOSystem writes the Orvillecopter has also more recently received some more powerful upgrades to improve flight. See that version here:
Here’s another from later in May documenting a “final test” of the “cat ‘copter”:
If you by chance are in Amsterdam, you can view the Orvillecopter in person at the Kunstrai art festival.
[H/T Buzzfeed]
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Comments (134)
caleejr
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:29pmThat has got to be one of the funniest things I’ve seen in AGES!!!
aspca and peta people – the cat was already dead! get over it….now it can ‘live on’
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:43pmAll he needs now is a little saddle, a little Cowboy hat and for his pet Hamster to die…..
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:14pmNow we know what the Bilderberg folks are doing with the gold foiled babies…. Baby Races.
The winner gets to rule the World for a year.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:39pmBrings a new definition to “sail cat”. That is awesome!
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:34pmWho been playin in the cat nip ?
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 1:29amSo if the dead cat stalls and hits the ground, will he bounce?
Report Post »charleyrocks
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 3:51amdumb is dumb.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 7:16amdoes anyone remember the book( 101 uses for a dead cat.) i don’t think this one was in it.
Report Post »ToddH
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:23pmUgh. It’s a little funny, but mostly it’s just sick.
Report Post »This is NOT my crowd; I keep forgetting how much conservative Christians hate animals (and gays; don’t worry, I didn’t forget).
Since this is “a good use for a cat (dead or alive)” we could also fix some of these cats so they don’t breed. Then there would be a lot fewer of them to starve and get underfoot and endure abuse for an amusing show.
biohazard23
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:41pmMust… stop…. laughing…!!! At you. And the cat.
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:43pmThis isn’t about “abuse” and its not about politics. This is about a little thing commonly know as “DUMB”….I suspect you’re familiar.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:10pmStop coming here if you hate us so much.
Being conservative does not equal animal hating. It just means we see animals in their rightful place – not little hairy humans. They are animals. We can eat them if we want. We take care of them when they are alive, and we understand that when they die their carcasses are just dead flesh.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:18pmI‘m not sure this is something a ’conservative’ would do… I would see some liberals doing it… Most conservatives would probably bury their beloved pets, in memory, not stuff them…
Report Post »amyb73
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:24pmToddh – You are obviously so much more intelligent and enlightened than the rest of the Human race, having surmised from a few short sentences the religious affiliations and sexual orientations of the members at whom you have directed your vitriol. Your riposte has provided me a greatly needed moment of levity in my otherwise crappy day.
Report Post »I bow to you, O Wise One.
hidden_lion
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:42pmpoor todd, doesn’t realize that animals are not like the ones in Disney cartoons.
Report Post »It was dead. I am sure it didn’t mind getting transformed into rotokitty
rp454
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:46pmRead the article. Orville was killed by a car idiot. He did not starve and was not made into a helicopter while alive as you insinuated all conservatives were apt to do. It costs a lot of money to have your pet taxidermied. Someone who hates animals would not have spent the money. Don’t you have a “pride” parade to attend or a whale to save. Libturd.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:34pmToddh says: “This is NOT my crowd”
That is too funny! You posting that would kind of be like me wearing a Megadeth t-shirt to a jazz festival and pondering why there’s no mosh pit.
Report Post »snufy
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:10pmWhat makes you thing conservative Christians hate animals? That’s as stupid of a statement as I have ever heard. Maybe you should be fixed to not breed, so there would be less idiots around.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 1:35amFinally, a flying nemisis for Mighty Mouse..
and Rocket J. Squirrel.
Report Post »Lee123
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 1:09pmDon’t generalize about conservatives hating animals. My wife and I are conservatives. We like animals better than we like most people. I certainly like most any animal more than I like you. We currently have 3 cats, a mom and 2 babies (big now) that were abandoned. We will keep them and provide the best possible home for them for the rest of their lives, and when they die we will treat them with respect and mourn them like they were children. I‘m guessing this guy didn’t really love his cat, and I‘m also guessing he’s a liberal like you.
Report Post »cottagechick
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 3:23pmWhat does a weirdo and a dead cat have to do with hate or homosexuality??? (or any sexuality) Oh, right it is a progressive talking…EVERYTHING has to do with homosexuality… A weirdo tries to make his dead cat fly. Must hate homosexuals..makes perfect sense in the delusional world of the progressive…
Report Post »Fla Del
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 7:54pmI am a Christian, Conservative, Fredrick Douglass Republican. I have a mixed breed dog that is loved and cared for like our own child, maybe better, LOL. My daughter calls her Sister.
Report Post »The idea that we hate animals is really ignorant and stupid. I have hundreds of friends that feel the same way. So take your prejudiced statements, and ideas, and shove em.
I would never do that to my pet but that is me. But, this guy obviously wanted his pet to continue to be a part of his life, even in death. I call that love.
Fla Del
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 7:56pmWow. There are dumbasses here too.
Report Post »I am a Christian, Conservative, Fredrick Douglass Republican. I have a mixed breed dog that is loved and cared for like our own child, maybe better, LOL. My daughter calls her Sister.
The idea that we hate animals is really ignorant and stupid. I have hundreds of friends that feel the same way. So take your prejudiced statements, and ideas, and shove em.
I would never do that to my pet but that is me. But, this guy obviously wanted his pet to continue to be a part of his life, even in death. I call that love.
lemonfemale
Posted on June 10, 2012 at 7:14amDon’t necessarily presume you know us, I would say. I post on here with some frequency, being prolife (and progay). And this article turned my stomach. If you are going to eat it, or wear it, then do so. But this feels like disrespect to an animal that the owner persuaded to care for him (making it a pet). The cat won’t know, but neither would a stillbirth. I can see it now “Babycopter”.
Report Post »Some people are like Slinkys. Not good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. (Or maybe I am presuming to know the “artist”.)
krispy01
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:20pmPrototype for the Dutch drone program.
Report Post »EER
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:20pmA significant but unappreciated factor in the increasing barbarism of this world is insensitivity. This is manifest in Bart Jansen’s use of his cat, which is especially surprising in an “artist,” an occupation normally requiring a great deal of sensitivity. Jansen’s total lack of sensivity suggests other character failings, such as lying. Was it really his cat? Was it really killed by a truck? Does his naming the cat “Orville” suggest that it was not a pet but rather obtained solely for the planned project? If so, did he kill the cat himself? What’s next on his list: aborted babies?
Report Post »ToddH
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:25pmGood observations.
Report Post »I guess “art” truly IS in the eye of the beholder (it is much more likely roadkill, and I‘m betting you’re right it’s a stray; it’s clearly not an animal that was ever cared for).
chips1
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:28pmNext up? The Demo-cat!!!!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:40pm@EER
The Dutch smoke a lot of pot….
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:07pmHow it is obvious to you the cat was not cared for? I didn‘t notice anything in it’s fur to tell me that.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:44pmaborted babies are entirely the domain of liberals like yourself and your boyfriend Toddh
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:59pm@hidden_lion
I got that mixed up. I thought you were replying to my Bilderberg comment and not to EER.
My apologizes. : )
If you use an @ sign and then the “user name” people will know exactly who you are replying to.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:03pm@hidden_lion
Well, it looks like The Blaze removed my post so……. never mind. : )
Report Post »Toms
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 3:43pmOh yes! I remember “sensitive artist(s)”. You must be talking about the one who put a crucifix in a glass of urine and called it art and the boards at the museum and the NFA that agreed
Report Post »jackact
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:13pmThe Dutch….among civilizations most offensive people.
Report Post »It was a hop, skip and a jump from enslaving Africans to domestic pet taxidermy.
Blaze, do you suppose some things are better off not reported?
hidden_lion
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:46pmName a single country or race that did not utilize Slaves…..That was a universal human trait. It is still happening today, with people willingly putting themselves into bondage. Some things will never change
Report Post »AllAmericanGirl22
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:12pmThat is sick and disturbing.
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:44pmYes, very much so.
Report Post »troymac20
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:51pmI agree ladies.
Report Post »FemaleAtheistConservative
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 1:49pmIf this could be done in death, it makes me wonder how the cat was treated when alive.
Report Post »Some people are sick.
dangmc
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:08pmThis must REALLY be a slow news day!
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The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:05pmHis other cats are looking at him (Bart) strangely and are planning to run away now…
Report Post »teddyc73
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:55pmThis is so stinkin’ funny. A little creepy but still really funny.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:09pmAt least he keeps to play with his kitty.
Report Post »venerablebede
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:54pmThat is so wrong, on many levels.
Report Post »teddyc73
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:56pmand so right on so many more levels.
Report Post »Richard_Cranium
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:51pmThe only good cat is a dead one…with propellers.
Report Post »smoozie
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 2:57pmMaybe we could put some propellers on you! That would be funny! And a good use for you, sicko!
Report Post »Lee123
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 5:20pmThere’s a word for your problem, Richard. It is Ailurophobia, or an unreasonable fear of cats. It can be cured. Have you ever thought of seeking treatment?
Report Post »Desert Dog
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:46pmFinally a good use for a cat!
Report Post »Richard_Cranium
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:54pmOh, there also good for living in sewers before they crawl in your bed, sleeping all day, killing songbirds, and eating you after you die.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:56pmLike… Mice & Rats?
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 5, 2012 at 11:03amAnd, now….102-USES FOR A DEAD CAT!! And now…breakin’ news(dot-dot-dot) : “The USSR has anew weppon against … The DOGGYDRONE!…with a small jetengine up it’s [***]. LOLOL!!!
Report Post »SwilkG
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:45pmdoes this mean we can start recycling cats?
Report Post »alamb
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:43pmthis is sick!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:41pmTime to get a little revenge on the neighborhood dogs that chased it around all those years!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:08pmWe think too much alike.
I wonder if birds would attack it while in flight? I can just hear it now…….
Birds: “awe c’mon, that ain’t fair”. “There goes the neighborhood”.
I was thinking also that if a black cat flew across Nancy Pelosi’s flight path, does she have to relinquish her broom? Or is it just bad luck for liberalism in general?
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:27pm@TSUNAMI-22
All he needs now is a little saddle and for his rat to die…..
Report Post »BadgerBenson
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:37pmCruel? You all do realize the cat is dead, right? Not something most of us would do. But come on…it’s a dead, taxidermied animal. And I suppose you’re all fine with it hanging on the wall? Why is this different?
“Meet the “Orvillecopter” created by Dutch artist Bart Jansen. Jansen took his taxidermied cat — Orville — and strapped him to four of these remote controlled helicopters.”
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:31pmWhat the…..? I know I shouldn’t laugh, but….. IT’S FUNNY!
I’m sorry. Poor little cat….
Report Post »LetUsReason
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:57pmThe cat I’m sure is enjoying the look of this, too, from the other side.
Report Post »blanco5
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:30pmI wonder what he’s going to do when his grandmother dies!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:34pmMake an Ethelcopter?
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:50pmHEEEEEEY! My Grandmother was named “Ethel”!
Actually, she HATED the Mexicans that moved into her neighborhood and she only just died in April.
…..hmmmmm……….OMG somebody stop me!
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:27pmWhat the, I just don’t know, how the he**, WHAT’S THE POINT? Poor kitty….
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:26pmLike most Predators… I like my pets… more than most Humans!
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:26pmAlso can be used as weedeater
Report Post »tomloy
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:25pmOh, I can hear the ASPCA now…….. This ones gonna give them a fit. But its hillarious though.
Report Post »Excomunicatedmarine
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:25pmOh oh……here comes RETA !
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:23pmLOL. Cruel, yet funny as hell.
Poor CATB, I feel for you.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:34pm@TSUNAMI-22
“Poor CATB, I feel for you.”
What about Snow? Gallery of QuadroCats?
I’m crying and laughing at the same time. This is just so sick… yet so funny. I have cats that WISH they could fly. I have one that would probably volunteer to be hooked up (alive, of course) : )
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:57pmHi MONK,
That cat had a real mean streak, so his owner gave it an “Altitude adjustment”
:o{
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:08pmHi Billy,
“Altitude adjustment”
Too funny!
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:23pm…
Report Post »What he did with his dead cat is evil, disrespectful, and disgusting.
This guy needs a psychiatrist.
Bobj_1960
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:32pmThis is an ex-cat. it has passed on, It has assumed room temperature. It is no more.
Report Post »Go join PETA, then you can kill your pets in private.
What this guy did is HI-larious. Finally a good use for a cat (dead or otherwise)
Talent-Keyhole
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:03pmThis cat is dead, it has expired, it has passed on, it has left this mortal coil, it’s gone, it is no more, it is deceased and demised, no longer breathing, etc. See Monty Python’s Dead Parrot should you have any doubts!
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:43pmLike this? One of the funniest skits EVER!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:04pmIt is a dead taxidermied animal. I see nothing wrong with what he did.
If he did it in the USA he’d be arrested and fined. Stupid PETA
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:39pmI’ve never met a cat that I did not feel was worthy of this honor.
Knowing the ‘copter will always land right side up brings joy to me and I know in some sick kind of way, the little ***** feels good to finally have been good for something.
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