261
submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world
  • China Southern Airlines warned passengers on social media not to throw coins at planes.
  • A Wednesday flight was delayed four hours after such an incident.
  • In a video, a flight attendant tells confused passengers someone threw "three to five coins" into the engine.
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 99 points 8 months ago

Superstitious dumbfucks. Same energy as buying rhino horn for erectile dysfunction

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago

Wait, rhino horn doesn't work?

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 49 points 8 months ago

No you need human horn for that.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago
[-] Contingencyfork@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

No you need something pointed.

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

This is tubesteak erasure

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

You're thinking of the lower horn.

[-] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

You have to scratch the right part of the prostate with it. That's where most people get it wrong.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Of course it works!

Horn makes you horny and big horn make you big horny!

It's only logical /s

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

Only rhino milk. Coincidentally the key ingredient in printer ink - hence the absurd prices.

[-] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Not saying they aren't superstitious, but i have never heard of the act of throwing coins into a jet engine as part of any superstition.

[-] T156@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

It's not that they're specifically throwing coins at the engine, but that the superstition is to chuck some coins at a thing to try and get some luck on your side. Like a mix of wishing well and good luck charm.

The engine is probably because it's accessible, and they're unlikely to miss when hitting it. You also just don't hear stories from people who do chuck a coin at the wing, or into the cabin, because it doesn't cause any problems, so doesn't make news.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Duh. Everyone knows the cure for erectile dysfunction is lottery tickets

this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2024
261 points (97.5% liked)

World News

39040 readers
1033 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS