Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

This is a silly hoax. Can’t believe Drudge has it on his site.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/03/qa-with-tacocopter/


17 posted on 03/28/2012 1:56:17 PM PDT by bhl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]


To: bhl
Her ideas are getting better with time:

"Tacocopter is nothing more than a product concept created by Star Simpson, an MIT grad who stumbled into the limelight in 2007 after being arrested for wearing a hoax explosive device comprised of a circuit board and green LEDs."

20 posted on 03/28/2012 2:03:44 PM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies ]

To: bhl

This is a silly hoax. Can’t believe Drudge has it on his site.


Heck you got to have some type filler to use on slow news days

....
It exists in the Bay Area — in concept, at least. For now, the Tacocopter, which has existed since July 2011, has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration, as would be any unmanned commercial drone. According to FAA regulations, “unmanned aerial vehicles” cannot currently be used for commercial purposes. ....


26 posted on 03/28/2012 2:12:44 PM PDT by deport (..............God Bless Texas............)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson