sanitation@lemmy.todayBannedBanned from community to interestingasfuck · 2 months agoIndia used these elephant-shaped helicopters for ceremonial purposes in the 1970’slemmy.todayimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down12
arrow-up1247arrow-down1imageIndia used these elephant-shaped helicopters for ceremonial purposes in the 1970’slemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.todayBannedBanned from community to interestingasfuck · 2 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoContrary 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”
minus-squareanon6789linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI thought it was from them hearing the British say " 'at’s wa’s called a 'elecopter!" so they just made it match the word.
Elecopter
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”
I thought it was from them hearing the British say " 'at’s wa’s called a 'elecopter!" so they just made it match the word.