"As God is my witness, I thought Woppers could fly!"
Posted on 07/15/2015 9:43:32 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Could drones be the answer to solving hunger among the homeless? Or just an ethically murky mash-up of technology and altruism?
In 2014, Dronelyfe, a San Francisco-based production company that specializes in aerial video and photography, collaborated with L.A.-based filmmaker Mitch Surette to create a video in which a claw-handed drone drops Burger King Whoppers into the hands of homeless people.
The Independent and Daily Mail over in the UK “rediscovered” the video last week, launching anew wild speculation about the video’s origins and purpose. In an interview with Popular Science, Kristopher Kneen of Dronelyfe confirmed that the video wasn’t a publicity stunt and wasn’t sponsored by Burger King. Kneen called the air-dropped burgers a “proof-of-concept.”
It's unclear whether that concept is better than filming homeless people scrambling after air-dropped hamburgers.
"As God is my witness, I thought Woppers could fly!"
Hillary and Barry have been dropping “whoppers” on us peons for years.
Whopper Copter ?
You are in with this first. Still, one of the funniest sitcom scenes ever. “Oh, the humanity!”.
I think that the only way of getting out of journalism schools nowadays is to prove you can write inane leads like this one.
Haven't these homeless people suffered enough the way it is?
Mr. niteowl77
I’ve read where it’s illegal to give the homeless free meals and I believe at least one priest has been arrested more than once for breaking this law. How is this any different and why do drones have to be involved???
So, Nancy Pelosi is now going to be using a drone to spread her lies?
Why is it illegal?
It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hit in the head with a hamburger that has reached terminal velocity...
What IS terminal velocity for a Whopper, anyway?
I’d appreciate figures for both “with cheese” and “without cheese”, if possible...
That is one town. In Florida, I think.
No: Whopper Chopper!
Regards,
Moosechelle says drop them strawberries and carrots.
In a brief internet search, I found this link to a methodology for calculating the terminal velocity of a cow, but I have been unable to find anything for “processed cow”:
http://www.obsidianfields.com/lj/fallingcow.pdf
Will they clean up the feces and litter too?
Well I guess that’s a better title than the reality: Homeless Drop Whoppers in San Francisco.
Next: dropping obamaphones.
Isn’t this sort of like the way that you feed dangerous animals?
“Could drones be the answer to solving hunger among the homeless?”
Sure. Hopefully in the same way the Indians were given blankets (with smallpox) to keep them warm.
Of course, in SF, the homeless are probably pissed about a free hamburger...it’s probably considered a form of intentional mental torment: first they give you free food— but it’s not vegetarian; then the beef hasn’t been laced with anything— what is this freaking Kansas dude? You expect me to eat a cow carcass straight up with no chaser?
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