Forget the zombie apocalypse, here's the real danger coming: DRONES!

[Jimbuna]

LOL

[Onkel Neal]

The drone invasion now underway

One of my favorite topics, of course. It's going to explode our world like the Internet did.

Charlene. "In the next 10 to 15 years, sheet is going to get very real". Yeah, I imagine so. Although I don't see a receiver for his submachine gun....

[Betonov]

The Dutch had an idea



The feet (or talons for fact prudes) are protected by a plastic sock.
It's not mentioned here, but it was on the Facebook video I couldn't link here.

[Wolferz]

A university engineering program has developed a drone that can operate in air or water.

[Onkel Neal]

Link?

I guess that means it's not safe to go in the water either.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Link?

I guess that means it's not safe to go in the water either.

http://news.yahoo.com/heroic-drone-f...150109648.html

Not exqactly the kind of drone that delivers swift justice from on high.

[Platapus]

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/ani...an-made-drones

Eagles trained to hunt man-made drones

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Link?

I guess that means it's not safe to go in the water either.

Perhaps not even for drones...




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[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Betonov

The Dutch had an idea



The feet (or talons for fact prudes) are protected by a plastic sock.
It's not mentioned here, but it was on the Facebook video I couldn't link here.

Originally Posted by Platapus

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/ani...an-made-drones

Eagles trained to hunt man-made drones

[August]

I'm thinking that a repeating dart shooter mounted on a revolving turret would do for that eagle quite nicely.

[nikimcbee]

So what happens if a quadcopter/drone flies over your yard and you manage to shoot it down somehow?

Originally Posted by August

I'm thinking that a repeating dart shooter mounted on a revolving turret would do for that eagle quite nicely.

you guys are overthinking this, simply send up your own drone trailing a few lengths of twine and fly over the drone. it will instantly disable and "capture" the other drone. you then simply bring your drone in and the offending drone now can be disabled permanently and done with as you wish.

if you want to avoid the capture scenario then attach the twine to your drone with sewing thread that will break off as soon as the offending drones blades get wrapped in it. this avoids any and all claims against you doing anything since you never touched it, your decorative strings just "accidently" got tangled with his intruding drone. your are covered by a million miles of gray area law just as they use to spy on you without legal consequence.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

So what happens if a quadcopter/drone flies over your yard and you manage to shoot it down somehow?

U are assuming it's not shooting back! I previously posted this but can't remember where...I'm glad I 'm not currently guarding Federal buildings though. This is no joke especially when they tack on an explosive vest and save on 72 virgins! My own rule one 1: If I can think of it; some jihadi already has... EDIT: I would imagine or at least hope that all RC frequencies are jammed in Washington DC and around the Superbowl

then again, you could get you one of those Drone-Hunting Eagles

Watch a Trained Drone-Hunting Eagle in Action https://www.yahoo.com/tech/watch-tra...145033616.html

[Aktungbby]

^ Nuthin' good goes outta style! http://stronghold2.heavengames.com/history/falconry

Falconry began in China around 2,000 B.C., and slowly spread west, reaching Britain by 860 A.D. The Normans restricted falconry rights to the upper classes, and peasants could be hanged for keeping hawks. Yeomen were allowed to use short-winged hawks to hunt for food, as they were 'ignoble'. Out of this practice the French came to refer to goshawks as cuisiniers. Commoners weren't allowed to have the more noble long-winged falcons.

I imagine we'll have to waste ignoble eagles! when the drone goes KABLOOOEY!