Is this video of a huge drone hovering over a dog and blasting it with water adorable in its canine innocence? Is it dystopian in its implications? You’ll just have to decide for yourself.
The viral clip, purportedly filmed in China’s Linyi, Shandong province, is what’s promised on the tin. A quadcopter drone equipped with hoses attachments looms over a chunky little dog and sprays it with water, giving the fellow a little shower. The dog seems to be having a good time, letting itself get soaked and wagging its tail, before shaking itself off and plodding away. Fin.
“Nothing in millions of years of evolution has prepared this dog for this scenario,” quipped one jokester on Reddit.
Others’ minds immediately raced to darker implications.
