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FAA threatens $25,000 fine for weaponizing drones
It's perfectly natural for a red-blooded American to, once they have procured their first real drone, experiment with attaching a flame thrower to it. But it turns out that this harmless hobby is frowned upon by the biggest buzzkills in the world... the feds.
Yes, the FAA has gone and published a notice that drones and weapons are "A Dangerous Mix." Well, that's arguable. But they're the authority here, so we have to hear them out.
"Perhaps you've seen online photos and videos of drones with attached guns, bombs, fireworks, flamethrowers, and other dangerous items. Do not consider attaching any items such as these to a drone because operating a drone with such an item may result in significant harm to a person and to your bank account."
Also at The Verge and PetaPixel.
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by legont on Sunday August 25 2019, @06:05PM (3 children)
Aircraft - so called drones or not - were available to Americans for as long as aircraft existed. Yet, American pilots mostly resisted a very simple idea of making a flying war machines.
What changed now? If became too simple to fly so morons are flying now. It is actually sad because, for example, there is nothing wrong for a pilot to throw a water bomb off her aircraft as long as it does not kill a nearby cow. Pilots so far could decide the danger for themselves.
It will change and another smart group will be degraded to imbeciles (similar to software coders, that is).
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 25 2019, @11:18PM
WTF sort of SJW nonsense are you rambling on about, snowflake?
(Score: 2) by Coward, Anonymous on Monday August 26 2019, @04:33AM (1 child)
But it is the wealthy countries that have given humanity the most science and math, which is longest-lived kind of understanding. And the wealthiest people in wealthy countries are strong supporters of those fields.
(Score: 2) by legont on Tuesday August 27 2019, @06:18AM
I doubt it. When I look from my window, I see that the youth of the wealthiests country can't even cross the street without grandma's guidence. Math? Forgetaboutit.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.