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[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago

The Onion would never - could never - publish this.

[–] souperk@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Florida Man: Challenge accepted! It's going to be legendary!!!

[–] cone_zombie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Florida Man should really become Marvel's next superhero

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a normal day in India

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tldr: the cow was launched by a train and flew 30 meters.

Hoe the cow gained more impetus than the train itself isn't explained.

Seeing a cow is a holy animal in India I'm wondering about the karmic balance of this situation...

[–] kaboom36@ani.social 6 points 2 years ago

Beginning to wonder if those Bollywood physics were accurate after all...

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 years ago

Kind of expected "the police who were also relieving themselves..."

[–] Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Abird1620@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ur really milking those puns!

[–] ADTJ@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

How dairy make such a bad pun?

[–] reflex@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

An udder shame.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"cow that was tossed 30m up in the air"

How hard do you have to hit a cow to knock it 30m into the air?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

First assume a spherical cow in a frictionless vacuum...

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

With a high rate of mooovement.

[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

He had no chance. It’s was coming the udder way.