Posted on 02/17/2017 7:16:08 PM PST by Strac6
What happens when your power lines get all kinds of trash hanging from them and it’s not safe to send up a human? In Xiangyang, China, you send in the drones. pecifically, the drones that shoot fire.
Just in case you were worried that the robot uprising was delayed, fear no more. It appears to be right on time, as these fire-spewing drones are sent to burn off trash that gets stuck on high-voltage wires.
The drones are being used by an electric power maintenance company in China to get rid of plastic bags and other debris that get caught in places that are hard to reach with a human in a cherrypicker.
Now, before you get all worried about drones like these being used to kill humans, just remember that drones are already being used to kill humans practically every day. Targeted US military strikes against suspected terrorists occur on a regular basis, and terrorists themselves have gotten into the drone game.
Some reports indicate that terrorist groups such as ISIS are trying to figure out how to deliver chemical weapons via drone. Flame-shooting drones would be tame by comparison.
So when you see headlines like “It’s only a matter of time before a drone kills someone,” it’s important to remember that that time has already come. Let’s not sugarcoat it. We haven’t heard reports about anyone burned to death by this particular style of drone, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened yet.
Mrs. Strac wants one. She says it would be great for keeping the weeds out of her rose garden... and even better for prowlers at night.
I want several for a defense for my suv. More versatile than fixed gas blowtorches by the drivers and passenger doors.
Thanks
Gonna be interesting if they ever become self aware. :-)
(It Werfs Flammen while Dhroning.)
Oooops!
That will fix those clowns that like to toss a pair of old sneakers up over the lines.
“That will fix those clowns that like to toss a pair of old sneakers up over the lines.”
Only if they flame the clowns that love to see the sneakers go up in flames.
Chinese rednecks exist!
the future is bright. Actually the future scares the hell out of me
It would be awesome if they made it look like a dragon.
I’m disappointed by the lack of Skynet references on this thread.
Let me start:
“It’s not a tumah!”
And
“Get in the choppah!”
So what keeps it from setting the lines on fire?
Yes.
I know.
Your flammen werfs are familiar to me.
That is a very stylish idea. Very stylish!
(My old 1SG’s favorite expression.)
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