r/interesting • u/VIVIDUFF • 19h ago

ART & CULTURE An Innovative Redesign of the Standard Ceiling Fan.

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u/SquirrelMemoryFail 18h ago

Im surprised this is the first one ive seen since I started interneting in the 90s.

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u/[deleted] 18h ago

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u/Proud-Concept-190 17h ago

What other such ideas you've encountered?

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u/hugonoilly 16h ago

Fleshlight

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u/FBI_Open_Up_Now 16h ago

Go on

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u/psychrolut 15h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/z6fKvfgqCymGyS5n5y

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u/pmcizhere 14h ago

I forgot that turdbucket actually said that, lol. With apologies to turdbuckets.

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u/AbsoluteRubbish 16h ago

If you build it, they will come

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u/Leopard_2K_MBT 16h ago

That's the point, right?

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u/VanillaRadonNukaCola 16h ago

Sliced bread

Quantum teleportation 

Hot Dog

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u/Substantial_Sea_8724 16h ago

Whoa whoa tell me more about this...hot dog you call it?

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u/VanillaRadonNukaCola 15h ago

Well it's quite the ingenious invention, yet so simple once you encounter it.

First you take all of the unwanted parts of a pig or cow, you may even use other animals and still claim it to be bovine or porcine, it essentially does not matter!

And then you grind it into a slurry and extrude it into some form of tube.  You can even use the very animal's intestines!

After heating in any manor, or even cold, you place it upon a bun or perhaps a squished slice of bread!  I've heard rumors of individuals adding it to macaroni.  Isn't that quaint?

And the best part, no matter what it is made of, they always taste the same!

It's really quite clever.  Seems almost like nature created it herself

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u/slonkulocuswily182 16h ago

I think this is really cool but if I saw it in your house I’m not coming back over lmfao

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u/TheReal-JoJo103 15h ago

I get the feeling you’re not invited to a lot of houses in the first place.

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u/Last-Energy420 18h ago

I’ve seen them before but not to this level of detail.

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u/NewBentKnew88 15h ago

What’s crazy is these are a specific brand of toy from the late 90s early 2000s. 21st century toys ultimate soldier, they have customized from the original but they took an already very detail oriented hobby company product and customized it further.

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u/Wrong-Experience2973 8h ago

“Lead, move, or get out of the way, Ultimate Soldier, second to none!” I remember seeing that on the box

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u/Don-Keydic 17h ago

I think most guys have had that thought.... But they actually did it.

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u/AntSuccessful9147 17h ago

Yea, this is truly unique. 1st I believe

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u/moisturizest 17h ago

Now that you mention it... so am i.

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u/Odd_Common_452 16h ago

I feel like you’d bonk your head every time you enter that room

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u/Melech333 16h ago

But why doesn't the helicopter have a search light that comes on when you turn on the light kit?

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u/Sad-Celebration-411 12h ago

Great, now grandpa can watch tv AND have flashbacks of Nam without leaving the room

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u/SquirrelMemoryFail 11h ago

Fortunate Son starts playing in the background as grandpa's leaping behind the couch for cover.

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u/Silvertree99 15h ago

I saw one at Lowe's back like a decade in a half ago and dreamed about it for so long

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u/FictionalAntagonist 15h ago

the people I've known that went there don't want to relive it everyday.

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u/HarrMada 15h ago

In many ways the internet is just a cooler place than it ever was.

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u/Unusual-Taste69 18h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/mZMcO2bU8HvDG

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u/Normiss2000 18h ago

It's not a motorcycle baby.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ME5w5ZANKQdWw

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u/swishkabobbin 17h ago

Definitely not a motorcycle

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u/thegutterking 14h ago

Oddly enough I just watched him blasting fortunate son in the car during the movie live free die hard. Like less than an hour ago. Everything is linked...

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u/Aclearly_obscure1 18h ago

That’s some enticing content for r/OnlyFans

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u/SurprisedAsparagus 16h ago

And squares will say attack helicopter can't be a sexuality.

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u/DiGiTyDarKMaN 18h ago

Grandpa is going to have flashbacks walking into the den now.

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u/061826heart 16h ago

All he wanted to do was cool off on a hot summer day. Now,
https://giphy.com/gifs/2hf0ufsIWT2lkXam5w

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u/harbib 13h ago

GIT SUM!!

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u/TooDooDaDa 12h ago

I’m pretty sure my father in law would avoid that room. He avoids fireworks as it is.

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u/Narrow_Ad_7671 14h ago

Grandpa ain't alone.

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u/Lover_of_Sprouts 18h ago

candidate for r/ATBGE

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u/EvEBabyMorgan 18h ago

not even AT tbh. In a garage, man cave etc this is very fitting. I'd want the switch to play the intro to a random vietnam song intro now and then, or "Lance, give me back my board"

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u/mat477 18h ago

I have a very extensive action figure collection, this would be perfect for a collectors room.

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u/fuckspezredditsucks 16h ago

ok but why does it need to SOUND like a helicopter, im tired of it already

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u/leglesslegolegolas 13h ago

does it though? I assumed that and the music were just added to the video

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u/polar_nopposite 15h ago

I was gonna say 8-13 year old boy's bedroom

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u/Last-Energy420 18h ago

All fun and games till you flip the switch and MASH theme starts playing.

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u/monkeyhitman 13h ago

The game of life is hard to play

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u/leglesslegolegolas 13h ago

That would be infuriating; that chopper is too modern for MASH

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u/hedoeswhathewants 13h ago

Isn't it telling if you can only have it in a few niche places?

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u/Vicith 18h ago

Imagine this is a military theme model train room, would be sick.

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u/MrVeazey 17h ago

If you're a tall person or regularly have tall people over.

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u/Witty_Lead5036 12h ago

In the right setting, like a man cave, this would be so cool though

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u/aspiring_bureaucrat 18h ago

I saw the video before reading the name of the sub and that is what I assumed

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u/mossoak 18h ago

cool ...add a light kit to the interior and exterior of the helicopter

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u/zed857 17h ago

Get that tail rotor spinning too.

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u/colddecembersnow 12h ago

Needs the takka takka takka also.

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u/SpaceCowGoBrr 18h ago

Looks like a massive concussion hazard (if you’re tall enough that that’s an issue, like me)

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u/Throbbing_Cock_452 11h ago

Definitely something for a kid’s room. I would have LOVED this growing up.

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u/No_Classic_1743 18h ago

Does it play "Fortunate Son?"

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUOwVdHActFUFQF5HG

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u/zevonyumaxray 17h ago

"Fortunate Son" is for Hueys. This is an OH-6 Loach, as they called them back then. Or a "Little Bird" for the last thirty plus years.

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u/cheeseandwine99 16h ago edited 16h ago

Aw man. I call all war helicopters hueys. My future brother-in-law flew one in Vietnam in '68.

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u/ChillN808 12h ago

Growing up my dad a friend who would have severe ptsd and flashbacks whenever he heard a helicopter. His wife left after he nearly killed during a bad dream or psychosis. That war ruined many men, but especially Alroy, RIP, one the kindest and gentlest men I knew.

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u/medicmatt 18h ago

Where’s the little speaker? A full set list? “Fortunate Son”, “Paint it Black”, “”Ride of the Valkyries”, etc.

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u/WoolaTheCalot 17h ago

"The End"

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u/medicmatt 14h ago

Oh, good one!

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u/061826heart 16h ago

No, but this ceiling fan has the important distinction of being wealthy and connected enough to be able to successfully evade being drafted during the Vietnam conflict.

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u/kazuo_kiriyama 18h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3DmF3htsBEAiU1RozL

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u/TooOld4ThisSh1t-966 18h ago

Saigon. Shit…. Still only in Saigon.

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u/SerCiddy 14h ago

How are there so many Vietnam/Apocalypse Now gifs, but none are the actual fucking ceiling fan from the movie? Does it just not exist in the reddit/gify library?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otBa8od0omw

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u/MonsteraBigTits 18h ago

i thought i was looking at an arma reforger something or other

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u/ebk_errday 18h ago

This is so silly 😂

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u/rxmp4ge 18h ago

I've got a huge fiberglass UH-1 Huey fuselage from a conversion kit for an old nitro helicopter that never got built. I've very much thought about doing this exact same thing.

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u/PeterDTown 18h ago

Cool concept, too bad it's military. Would love like the Magnum PI chopper

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u/trickyfelix 18h ago

this is the kind of thing you’d expect to find in a man cave

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u/Flowa-Powa 18h ago

Okay for a kid's room I suppose

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u/trickyfelix 18h ago

or a man cave

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u/Flowa-Powa 18h ago

Depends on your definition of a man I suppose

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u/Intelligent_Cup_5529 18h ago

Most likely killing innocent civilians 

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u/ibullybillionaires 17h ago

"How can you kill women and children?"
"Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much! Ain't war hell?"

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u/fool_tool-2525 18h ago

Ah the Perpetual Nam. Perfect for those with nostalgia rather than ptsd.

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u/Substantial_Chain718 18h ago

That’s awesome!

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u/AltGuardianGord 18h ago

These 'guys' are really giving off a mixed Vietnam/Iraq vibe

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u/camcaine2575 18h ago

I would definitely hit my head on this

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u/Dreemsi 18h ago

If you have standard height ceiling, that is going to get annoying fast

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u/Hardcore1909 18h ago

oooofdah, death from above i guess

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u/Large_Cloud_1611 17h ago

Wrong choppa

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u/Turbulent-Section897 17h ago

Owen Hunt would like a word

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u/cannedthought 17h ago

This is amazing

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u/DaveReddit2021 17h ago

My wife said no

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u/Nice_juggers 17h ago

My heart wants it but it ruins the house my wife would say

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u/Broad_Will9000 16h ago

Viet-fucken-Nam!!!!

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u/Much-Storm9466 16h ago

“Anyone who runs, is a VC. Anyone who stands still, is a well-disciplined VC!”

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u/Wallstreet_Raccoon 18h ago

SOME FOLKS ARE BORN MAAADE TO WAVE THE FLAG

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u/Mamasan- 18h ago

Eewww that red white and blue

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u/Winter_Bowl_5351 18h ago

I'll never understand why Americans use an anti war song to glorify war

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u/CaffeineJitterz 18h ago

Have you listened to the song? It's got a pretty badass feel. But words don't matter, baby! I can't hear them over the sound of my guns.

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u/Late_Beautiful4888 18h ago

I love this fan!!!!

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u/UrACutiePatootie 18h ago

The extra weight on the fan’s motor and the potential balancing issues can’t be good for the fan overtime

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u/Big-red-rhino 18h ago

I was thinking the same thing but it looks surprisingly balanced from the little bit we can see. The extra weight shouldn't cause any premature wear on the motor though, since they aren't adding any load to the blades. Just hope the mount is very secure.

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u/CaffeineJitterz 18h ago

I had the same thought as y'all. But I also actually imagined it hanging down a pole in a room with vaulted ceilings. They would actually look like it's flying in mid-air!

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u/UrACutiePatootie 18h ago

Extra weight directly on a fan’s motor can add wear and tear. Doesn’t just have to be “pushing extra weight” from the blades. Also the balancing can be thrown off overtime. A slight tilt that gets worse. This sometimes happens to regular ceiling fans with no added weight

Ceiling fans are just not designed for this and there will likely be issues eventually

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u/Normiss2000 18h ago

Then call it a Huey and be done.

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u/Imaginary-Paper-6177 17h ago

Nahh most celing fans use spinner motors where the housing spins. The center shaft doesnt spin. No load problem here.

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u/IwoodMasher 19h ago

Superdope.

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u/BosqueBuddhist 18h ago

Couldn’t be bothered to put in a small fan for the tail rotor? Fail.

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u/WWDubs12TTV 18h ago

We call it “the pussy repeller”

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u/rgarc065 18h ago

How can you shoot women and children?!

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u/Accurate_Mobile9005 18h ago

That fan will take an arm off at that speed lol.

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u/Zenaxis 18h ago

Awesome but I would immediately smack my head into it, then probably do it again 5 minutes later..

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u/Sad-Working-9937 17h ago

Everything's fine until Grand Dad with PTSD wakes up in the middle of the night and starts shooting at it

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u/ActualyHandsomeJack 17h ago

I would instantly hit my head on that. It's cool though

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u/Baby_Ama 17h ago

This is gnarly! I want one as well

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u/pfp-disciple 17h ago

Now I want one with Airwolf. Whenever it turns on, gun ports open and the music starts playing. 

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u/Notlistning 17h ago

Until I bounce my dome off of it hahaha not for houses with tall people

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u/Due_Body_7351 17h ago

needs some surf boads.

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u/_finozius_ 17h ago

No wonder the air support needs so long... They have been stuck for hours. 😂

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u/zevonyumaxray 17h ago

NVGs on the pilots? This is some time post Nam.

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u/Piocoto 17h ago

Mehh I would put a Lady Gaga figure coming down from a stylish helicopta

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u/Tobias---Funke 17h ago

I cannot tell you how much I want this!!

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u/cowardly_provider 17h ago

Feels like something you'd see in a fever dream

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u/rhino-84 17h ago

But the air is going to be blocked by that helicopter...at least partially

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u/Yuck_Few 17h ago

This is epic

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u/WrongSplit3288 17h ago

That’s f*g awesome

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u/Remarkable-Cycle-911 17h ago

That's in the nursery, Right???

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u/DiceMadeOfCheese 17h ago

M * A * S *H theme intensifies

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u/Gefudruh 17h ago

I would definitely hit my head on this.

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u/reap_the_fallen 16h ago

Dope warzone chopper.

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u/Ecstatic_Artist6631 16h ago

This is absolutely fantastic!! 🤩

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u/siege-eh-b 16h ago

All that work and you don’t paint everything above the “rotors” the ceiling colour… 7.5/10

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u/Opening_Pizza 16h ago

Does it have a mode where it doesn't SOUND like a helicopter?

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u/Emoney404 16h ago

Is it blowing out hot air?

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u/ansor_brim 16h ago

Brilliant!

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u/Few_Valuable3999 16h ago

Perfect for the game room

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u/miaxogoth 16h ago

brilliant!

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u/triggeron 16h ago

Does it continuously play that song?

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u/ThinkingOz 16h ago

Little strobe lights in the gun barrels flickering occasionally would be a nice touch.

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u/DadJokeBadJoke 16h ago

Wooh, just like fuckin Saigon, eh slick?

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u/DinosaurNeill 16h ago

This is the most bachelor thing ever

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee 16h ago

Huh, I have that blackbird model in my basement…

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u/Glittering_Pear2425 16h ago

That’s cool!

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u/prettyplanets 16h ago

Those nam flashback hit different tho. CHARLIES IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!

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u/Horror_Platform4791 16h ago

Not a gift for anyone from Vietnam

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u/Average_Beefeater 16h ago

Take my money

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u/CardiologistEasy7213 16h ago

"How can you shoot women? Children?"

"Easy! You just don't lead 'em as much!"

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u/otherwise10 16h ago

Vietnam veteran walks into the room... PTSD/heart attack.

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u/fuckyourfartcannon 16h ago

Other than using the sound of a huey with an MD500 model, very well done.

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u/Waiwai789 16h ago

creative

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u/timmy6169 16h ago

About to go install these in the nearest dementia/alzheimer's home and bring back some memories.

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u/Violent-Attacker 16h ago

Take my money

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u/Thespudlord242 16h ago

What a creative way to ruin your air circulation, although the fan looks to be flush mounted, so it's garbage either way

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u/Bigfeett 16h ago

that would last a hour before I hit my head but I would still want it

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u/Odd-Top1916 16h ago

'This is the end. My only friend, the end..."

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u/Hailey-_-Snailey 16h ago

Owen Hunts biggest enemy

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u/BadBacksFuryToad 16h ago

Always nice to be reminded of countless needless deaths when you’re just hanging out at home

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u/One_Purchase_3127 16h ago

LOL this is the PX special. They had these in the barbershops at Fort Irwin back in the day.

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u/WTFisThatSMell 16h ago

Ok where do we get one

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u/BovaFett74 16h ago

Awesome.

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u/zardoz73 16h ago

Maybe don't invite over any Vietnamese friends if you have this.

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u/Jedigreedo 16h ago

That's one hell of a pilot to hold it that steady.

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u/BarsoomianAmbassador 16h ago

"How could you shoot women and children?"

"Easy. You just don't lead them so much!"

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u/yotflot 16h ago

It super cool until grandpa comes over for family dinner...

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u/Formerlurker617 15h ago

Are there dead asian kid action figures to sprinkle under it? Why people are so fascinated by killing is beyond me. But god help us if we show a boob on TV! That would wreck us for sure!

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u/PerformanceActual331 15h ago

My god this is genius.

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u/hyndsightis2020 15h ago

“Yea idk why grandpa keeps having flashbacks and nightmares”

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u/ElPetros85 15h ago

TERRORISTS!

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u/paegus 15h ago edited 15h ago

Now strip the pilot down to his skivies.

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u/FanBeginning4112 15h ago

I am sure my wife would love that.

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u/Trick421 15h ago

I love the smell of ceiling fans in the morning... it smells like... victory.

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u/CitizenHuman 15h ago

Needs a searchlight for the lamp!

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u/basshed8 15h ago

It needs to play Fortunate Son