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Dutch boy turns his dead rat into remote-controlled, flying rodent

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When grieving the death of a family pet, people have been known to hold a ceremony in the back garden, perhaps putting an ‘RIP Fluffy’ plaque in the shrubs.

Some take it a step further, and have their beloved animal stuffed when they pass on.

But one Dutch schoolboy has really raised the bar. Following the death of his pet rat, Pepeijn Bruins had the animal turned into a flying rodent.

Yes that’s right, he made a rat-copter.
via BBC News

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