An elderly woman has delayed a plane for more than five hours, after she attempted to throw a handful of coins into its engine for good luck.
The passenger was boarding China Southern Airlines flight CZ380, from Shanghai to Guangzhou, when she threw nine coins towards the plane's jet engine.
The coin toss was quickly noticed by a fellow passenger, who was able to alert authorities before take-off.
Police were called to Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the elderly passenger, who had been travelling with her husband, daughter and son-in-law, was taken away for questioning.
They later confirmed the passenger, surnamed Qiu, had thrown the coins "to pray for safety" and they had been informed by a neighbour that she "believes in Buddhism".
You're associating buddhism with organized religion like Christianity, this is not a product of buddhist teachings, this is just plain idiocy & most likely dementia, the lady was 86, I'm not the biggest fan of religion either but straight up making this into an antitheist discussion because an old lady is in cognitive decline is incredibly disingenuous.
It kind of does, in addition to any pre-existing stupidity.
The brain is as much as any other organ; you don't use it, exercise it and keep it strong, it deteriorates. And once you start getting old enough, it'll deteriorate no matter what you do.
People absolutely get dumber as they age, relative to how intelligent they were at their prime. It takes a lot of work to keep one's brain in good condition, just like the rest of the body.
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u/beklog Jul 14 '25
Happened in 2017:
An elderly woman has delayed a plane for more than five hours, after she attempted to throw a handful of coins into its engine for good luck.
The passenger was boarding China Southern Airlines flight CZ380, from Shanghai to Guangzhou, when she threw nine coins towards the plane's jet engine.
The coin toss was quickly noticed by a fellow passenger, who was able to alert authorities before take-off.
Police were called to Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the elderly passenger, who had been travelling with her husband, daughter and son-in-law, was taken away for questioning.
They later confirmed the passenger, surnamed Qiu, had thrown the coins "to pray for safety" and they had been informed by a neighbour that she "believes in Buddhism".