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randome

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3. It's an interesting idea that can't possibly work in the real world.

Reply to onehandle (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 26, 2014, 12:18 PM

Jul 2014

Power failures, loss of control, bird strikes, anything can happen to crash a drone which, in turn, can lead to someone losing their life in the street below.
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An Amazon May Have Crashed A Drone Into Seattle's Space Needle [View all] onehandle Jul 2014 OP

Like the article said: It wasn't an Amazon drone. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #1

Yeah, but it doesn't help Amazon's fake campaign to deliver with drones. onehandle Jul 2014 #2

It's an interesting idea that can't possibly work in the real world. randome Jul 2014 #3

It was never going to work, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #4

Won't be happy until there's only one company in the world, will you? Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #5

I used to do some wicked things with kites... hunter Jul 2014 #6

I have some drones flying around my house, they have dug holes in front of the DocwillCuNow Jul 2014 #7