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02 Dec 2013 12:57 #12
by Nobody that matters
fly off the handle wrote: Time to" short" UPS and Fedx?
If Amazon thought of it, you can be sure that these two companies thought of it too - along with dozens of others.
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03 Dec 2013 07:51 #14
by FredHayek
Dominos has a video somewhere of them delivering pizza. Pizza makes more sense to me.
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03 Dec 2013 10:26 #15
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FredHayek wrote: How many drones does it take to deliver a 40" TV?
Only one, but it's gotta be a big one.
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03 Dec 2013 12:33 #16
by Venturer
Forget the packages I want a drone to fly around on even if it has to be on private property only.
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03 Dec 2013 12:42 #17
by ComputerBreath
What happens when the satellites can't guide the drones? Does it fall out of the sky like a lead feather or keep flying until it picks up a signal?
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03 Dec 2013 12:55 #18
by Venturer
lol Not that is an interesting thought. A backup system or at the very least a parachute capable of opening even close to the ground?
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03 Dec 2013 13:08 #20
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TPP wrote: AWESOME, NEW TARGETS!!!!
You blast the bujezzus outta someone's iPhone, and yer gonna make all them child laborers in China very happy to have the additional work.
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