- 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.
Why in the shitfuck would anyone feel the urge to throw coins at a fking plane? Ashame this was not highlighted in the summary
Superstitious dumbfucks. Same energy as buying rhino horn for erectile dysfunction
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.
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.
Duh. Everyone knows the cure for erectile dysfunction is lottery tickets
It’s for luck. Like throwing coins into a well or on train tracks. No one said it was a good idea. But it makes some folks feel more calm about their journey, despite wrecking havoc on a turbofan.
Oh, it’ll bring luck alright. Probably not the kind they want though.
“May this trip be swift and leave me firmly back on the ground”
* throws some coins into the plane engine *
We did coins on the tracks to flatten them for fun!
I’ve been on planes with groups of people who obviously have never flown before and were getting up and walking around during take off. This does not surprise me at all.