Oldie, but a goodie: This clip depicts Blackhawk helicopter pilots exemplifying the military tradition of screwing with your buddy. In this case, they catch a fellow pilot answering a call of nature on their FLIR system, and proceed to hit him with their prop wash. This causes him to make a substantial mess and show his appreciation with a single digit.

Prop wash, also termed rotor wash or downwash, is the airflow caused by an aircraft's propeller or rotor. In the case of a helicopter, as depicted here, it's airflow directed downward.

 

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