Amazing- Replacement for fireworks? Drones set record

[packman]

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I am a licensed drone operator.

I know this is ALL computer operated, but you just have no idea how difficult this really is.

[SergeStorms]

2. What powers all of those drones?

I assume batteries of some sort, but what's the environmental impact of those thousands of batteries being used for our entertainment?

Just asking for a friend.

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. Batteries

I would rather see the drones than the fireworks. I know I am a contrarian, but fireworks do so much collateral damage to our wildlife.

[mopinko]

5. doesnt take a ton of power too fly those itty bitty things.

compared to how w do it in chi- dumping heavy metals into our water supply.
like, every weekend all summer. srsly.

[SergeStorms]

8. To fly and coordinate...

the lighting would take more than an AAA battery. They must be lithium, or NiCad. Lithium mining is doing untold environmental damage in the countries where it's mined.
Spain, Portugal and countries in S.A. are the usual sources we buy from.

I'm not saying fireworks are any better, but why do we have to have these pseudo-patriotic displays at all? None of them are environmentally friendly.

[Rural_Progressive]

9. I doubt those drones were created to be fireworks specific

probably have been repurposed and put to some other task.

Even if they are specific to fireworks they can be put back into storage and reused over and over again.

[magicguido]

4. Finally something better than barbaric fireworks

and nobody has to lose a hand

[RussBLib]

6. why only in China?

I guess America just isn't up to it.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Biden had some as the finale of his November election victory event in Wilmington, DE

They were used concurrent with the traditional fireworks as a backdrop.