Eff you nerds and your $2000 drones

[Rakehellion]

I'm getting one of these.

It would make a good cat toy. Or maybe I'll just buy 100 of them and set them loose in the city.

 

[notposting]

I want a good RC heli. Instead I have a pile of the Syma S107 (and S107G, and some knockoffs) and spare parts, and they get can beat to crap with no worries.

Bad news though: there is an awesome hobby shop about a 10 minute walk away. Maybe the wife would let me buy one of the giant planes next spring and strap the new baby to it. :hmm:

 

[TheGardener]

Need to practice if you are going to be some kind of villain and unleash the swarm of 100 on the village.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqq1LS6Cotw

 

[Sonikku]

Is that a joke or do they actually make them that small?

 

[brianmanahan]

Is that a joke or do they actually make them that small?

yes

 

[Jeff7]

Need to practice if you are going to be some kind of villain and unleash the swarm of 100 on the village.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqq1LS6Cotw

Battling quadcopters.

It's like Battlebots if the contestants were built of toothpicks and lint.

 

[Rakehellion]

Is that a joke or do they actually make them that small?

That's what she said!

 

[Rakehellion]

There are smaller ones too.

 

[John Connor]

I read the title as, "Elf you nerds..." LMAO

 

[Imp]

Why bother flying if you can't have it carry something useful...

 

[ImpulsE69]

Why bother flying if you can't have it carry something useful...

Those would carry your weed delivery just fine...

 

[Imp]

Those would carry your weed delivery just fine...

Pfff... Grams won't cut it. Talk to me when it can do a kilo.

 

[Jeff7]

Pfff... Grams won't cut it. Talk to me when it can do a kilo.

It's a bit pricey, but it can lift >5kg.

 

[Rakehellion]

It's a bit pricey, but it can lift >5kg.

How many of those would I need to smuggle Javiér across the border? No one makes my morning coffee like he does. :'(

 

[Imp]

How many of those would I need to smuggle Javiér across the border? No one makes my morning coffee like he does. :'(

Better and cheaper to use helium and maybe one or two drones to guide him.

 

[Rakehellion]

Those would carry your weed delivery just fine...

 

[Red Squirrel]

These would be great for small drug deals. The drug users actually own the drones, program them to go to the drug dealer's place with money clipped to it. Drug dealer puts drugs in small vial and it is sent back.

With the common problem of drug deals going south this new method allows people to safety deal drugs, as users, and as dealers, without having to intereact with each other physically. They just send each other random blip codes over ham radio on the 420Hz channel to prep for a deal so the dealer knows the drone is coming or customer knows drugs are coming. They only need to meet the first time to setup basic terms such as the codes, which also go on the drone.

 

[Rakehellion]

These would be great for small drug deals. The drug users actually own the drones, program them to go to the drug dealer's place with money clipped to it. Drug dealer puts drugs in small vial and it is sent back.

With the common problem of drug deals going south this new method allows people to safety deal drugs, as users, and as dealers, without having to intereact with each other physically. They just send each other random blip codes over ham radio on the 420Hz channel to prep for a deal so the dealer knows the drone is coming or customer knows drugs are coming. They only need to meet the first time to setup basic terms such as the codes, which also go on the drone.

What if you send cash and the deug dealer just steals your drone and money?

 

[IronWing]

A local convenience store is selling $30 drones at the counter. We considered one as a cat toy but $30 is a bit much for something the cat will wreck in under ten seconds.

 

[lxskllr]

How many of those would I need to smuggle Javiér across the border? No one makes my morning coffee like he does. :'(

Word on the street is the army has some useless spy blimps(aerostats) you might be able to buy at a discount. You'll have to supply a motor.

 

[theeedude]

Is that a joke or do they actually make them that small?

Hehe.

 

[Red Squirrel]

What if you send cash and the deug dealer just steals your drone and money?

You send another drone with C4 and detonator that goes off based on GPS coords.

 

[IronWing]

What if you send cash and the deug dealer just steals your drone and money?

This was covered in Snow Crash.

 

[Rakehellion]

A local convenience store is selling $30 drones at the counter. We considered one as a cat toy but $30 is a bit much for something the cat will wreck in under ten seconds.

That site has mini ones for $12.99.

 

[Jeff7]

You send another drone with C4 and detonator that goes off based on GPS coords.

I'm surprised this sort of thing hasn't been happening more often by now.