Posted on 03/18/2016 6:02:08 AM PDT by C19fan
When listing all the ways humanity is going to ruin the future, one that doesn’t often come up is the sun being blocked out by a horde of drone advertising blimps. But that hasn’t stopped one Swiss firm from working hard to make it a reality.
Skye Aero is a project to build 10-foot helium-filled balloons, with small propellers attached to give better control than your average blimp. The benefits are a much bigger aircraft—useful when you want to advertise to people—and one that won’t crash the second it loses power, or bumps into anyone.
(Excerpt) Read more at gizmodo.com ...
I really dislike obtrusive advertising. This has really gone too far.
I am guessing that you won’t see these often in Tulsa.
I hear the “off worlds” are nice this time of year...
Wait until eye scanners are the standard and “they” can track your every move and target you as you walk/drive around (ala the movie Minority Report).
“What about My Mother?”
-Former CEO of Goodtime Blimp Company, San Diego, Ca. circa 1985
I presume the pic is from BLADERUNNER. That was my first thought.
Let them develop this. When they begin polluting the day and night sky with ads for cialis the public will react, and the developers will lose their investment.
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