afewmoreyears Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I hope that this is a joke, if not, I hope it will never get off the ground for a dozen reasons that come to mind in the first 30 seconds of thinking about it... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/01/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drones_n_4369685.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 It was a 60 minutes piece tonight. I guess quoting 60 minutes is easier than the Huffington Post doing their own research and writing original stories. Jeff Bezos of Amazon says that it's several years away but they're working on developing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 This sounds silly. Whats to stop someone netting one and stealing goods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 This sounds silly. Whats to stop someone netting one and stealing goods? I feel confident that addressing such issues is an important part of the development process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Maybe they could arm those drones so they could "defend" themselves... you know, the Constitutional right to arm drones, stand your ground, the mail must get through, etc., etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondAudio Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hmm, another reason to have a shotgun in the kit - (and i'm not talking about a mic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Maybe they could arm those drones so they could "defend" themselves... you know, the Constitutional right to arm drones, stand your ground, the mail must get through, etc., etc. Lotd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Steigerwald Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Wonder how much, and what flavor, RF they emit. A bunch of flying jammers zipping about randomly doesn't sound fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Awhile ago I thought of a system where you could throw a rock at anyone you wanted just by entering someone's address or GPS coordinates. It would be powered by Google Maps. I figured it would have made a lot of money for something like $0.50 per throw and multipliers for size of rock. Maybe I should patent this and develop it for parcel delivery instead and sell it to Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Awhile ago I thought of a system where you could throw a rock at anyone you wanted just by entering someone's address or GPS coordinates. It would be powered by Google Maps. I figured it would have made a lot of money for something like $0.50 per throw and multipliers for size of rock. Maybe I should patent this and develop it for parcel delivery instead and sell it to Amazon. I'd totally pay for that. haha.. hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 The technology is there, but this raises SO MANY CONCERNS that it seems pretty obvious Amazon's time frame is a bit "optimistic" to say the least. I can just see the headlines now: "Amazon Delivery Drone Mutilates Child"... "Stolen Amazon Drones Used in Terrorist Attacks"... Letterman would have a field day putting together a Top 10 list for this one Why do other countries hate us? ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 .... Why do other countries hate us? ~tt Because we have flush toilets and they don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Because we have flush toilets and they don't? Who are "they"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Now you can order replacement parts from Amazon for your Taylor Aerocar and get them delivered in just half an hour. This gives you plenty of time to get work, flying high above the traffic congestion. This should work out nicely, since there will be just as many orders for Aerocar parts as Amazon has flying drones. Regards, Larry F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Who are "they"? The countries that hate us that Taylormadesudio was talking about? It was his statement, I was just taking a stab at an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 The countries that hate us that Taylormadesudio was talking about? It was his statement, I was just taking a stab at an answer. No, which countries don't have flush toilets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Interesting thought... all countries have flushing toilets.... I never thought of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 No, which countries don't have flush toilets? A better question would be, "Which countries hate us?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBoisseau Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Actually, I'd contend that there are very few countries that hate us. There a number of "governments" that hate us, but often the people of those countries do not feel the same way. It is my belief that counties are the people, not their governments! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 On a serious note this is just a BS PR Campaign. A quadcopter will have a 2lb payload with an average 10 minutes flight time on LiPo batteries. Octocopters maybe 10 lb payload with also an average 10 minute flight time. You can not fly them in the rain, windy conditions or during GPS disruptive solar storms. So at a cost of $5k to $15k a piece how is this going to work? It's not. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I would tend to agree with Andy..... There is no way this would work... no way the FAA with all the helicopters and small plane traffic would allow hundreds or thousands of these things flying around.... it is I agree a huge publicity stunt meant to get the Amazon name MORE on the minds of Xmas shoppers... Not to mention the actual limitations of having such a system technically function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 "Never" is such a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormadeaudio Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Sorry guys, I was being mildly facetious there - didn't mean to spark a socio-political debate... but yeah, flushing toilets... yay technology and infastructure... boo, fascist dictatorships. On a serious note, I think Mr. Boisseau nailed it - most people probably don't hate us. And on an even more serious note, I noticed I typed "Amazon" 3 times in that post... mission successful, Amazon! ~tt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Great exercise if you have a gun. Slow speed, perfect boby. Hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I see many suburban dogs eating the heck out of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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