I'm guessing that the owner knows his bird well enough to tell if it's happy or not. Some people assumed that I was being mean to my dog when I grabbed his tail, because he would spin around and bite my wrist. But actually it was his favorite game, which he came up with, not me. He would walk backwards to me with his tail sticking out because he wanted me to grab it.

I had the same thought, in a Pixar movie this could be a tear jerker scene, in real life that bird might die of a heart attack.

I also don’t think those holes are enough to keep it from getting uncomfortably hot inside that plastic bottle. There must be another way to secure the bird without encasing it in a sauna.

Not necessarily. You are projecting your own fears in that situation onto the bird, but the bird wouldn't have the same perspective.

As a human, your brain evolved over millions of years to only feel comfortable when you are standing on solid ground. Flying through the air is about the most alien experience a human brain can have, and it won't respond well to that situation.

But a bird's brain has evolved to be extremely high and not think twice about it, probably even enjoy it. Ever see a flying bird that didn't look happy?

So while you would be naturally freaking out at flying around like that, a bird would probably feel right at home, and relaxed.

Also. I have a brilliant idea to stop ivory poaching. Let's take those machine guns from a Ukrainian ground drone:

Then mount them on some large saddle that can be fitted on an elephant's back. Then rig up some mechanism for the elephant to control the gun. Perhaps some sort of large eyepiece.

We won't need to actively track down poachers. The elephants will be more than capable of dealing with the poachers themselves! With modern technology, we could literally give machine guns to elephants!

that bird needs to ratatouille that drone

or like whatever

We briefly did missiles guided by pigeons, so it can't be that hard, right?

Yep this is the comment I was looking for. Totally agree.

Weaponized avian flu distribution vector.

There is no way. Driving a car and just sitting on the passenfer side is not the same at all. Now imagine having no control and not even understanding what a car is

Epic reddit moment

Atleast we got the flying machines (the drones).

proppeler chair*

Say 'hello' to my little friend! Proceeds to drop the bird on an unsuspecting person in Central Park.

Is it though? It's on par with all the other things YouTubers and influencers come up with to get a bit of money and attention.

Not everything is AI.