r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thetoastmonster • 2d ago

Customs cut the head off this expensive hand-carved elephant artwork shipped from Africa, and did a terrible job gluing it back on.

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u/J0k3r77 2d ago

Also if take wood that flourishes in a specific climate and slam it through several different climates rapidly it can split.

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u/the_Q_spice 2d ago

Or just on an airplane in general.

If that thing was shipped in the foreword belly or upper deck on a cargo plane: those aren’t pressurized.

It would have gone from like 70-80F (or higher depending on location) to something like -30 to -50F while cruising, then back to 60-70F all in a matter of a few hours.

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u/TheLink106 2d ago

As someone who works in shipping, I can tell you that it 100% was shipped without pressure. In all the Boeings and Airbusses that I work on, the only area that is pressurized is the cabin.

Fun fact: every cargo plane belly and upper deck has a button you can press to let the pilots know a person is stuck in the cargo.

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u/KnowledgeSafe3160 1d ago

lol well you’re just totally wrong. The cargo hold is pressurized evenly with the cabin. On all airbus and Boeing planes. Damn how can you be so confidently incorrect?