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India used these elephant-shaped helicopters for ceremonial purposes in the 1970’s (lemmy.today)
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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Contrary to popular belief, the word is not ele-copter, but in fact is "eleco" meaning "elephant" and "pter" meaning "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ELEPHANT DOING IN THE SKY"

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