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Toy helicopter crash mistaken for real helicopter crash by people

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:51 am
by froggyboy604
Police patrols, three Charleston Fire Department trucks, and a battalion chief rushed to the Wando River where a helicopter had plunged into the water. A two-foot toy helicopter. That's what? Over ten times smaller than the real thing? Confusion understandable.

With all the panic during rush-hour, only one man actually immediately realized that the 'copter was a wee bit too small. I hope they give that particular officer an award of some kind. Or better yet, a promotion to a department that wouldn't give me a ticket for racing an RC car.

http://gizmodo.com/5342218/toy-helicopt ... on-mounted

Are people that bad at judging sizes, and a real helicopter would made a bigger splash sound.

Re: Toy helicopter crash mistaken for real helicopter crash by people

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:24 am
by Skeithex
froggyboy604 wrote: Are people that bad at judging sizes, and a real helicopter would made a bigger splash sound.
splash sound? There would have been a freaking expulsion. but yeah, people are being more stupid these days.