steerable dirigible, like the goodyear blimp, with suspended cable and basket?
What the hell would this accomplish
Improve range, dwell time, carrying capacity, and noise levels.
Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
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Re: Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
#22Why not leave them there and continue to feed and water them?
Re: Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
#23Obviously a last ditch rescue attempt, which vindicates the untested methodology that we might otherwise be critical of. Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves.
> Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves.
You're a bit naive.
They will easily be able to raise $200k on a GoFundMe like thing. They will also gain massive social networks followings and be invited to leading podcasts and TV shows to talk about their heroism.
All with minimal investment and zero personal and reputational risk, nobody will blame them if they fail.
Re: Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
#24Obviously a last ditch rescue attempt, which vindicates the untested methodology that we might otherwise be critical of. Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves.
> Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves. You're a bit naive. They will easily be able to raise $200k on a GoFundMe like thing. They will also gain massive social networks followings and be invited to leading podcasts and TV shows to talk about their heroism. All with minimal investment and zero personal and reputational risk, nobody will blame them…
To contrast, I think maybe you're being a bit overly cynical. What evidence is there of that happening? Even if they did, is that such a bad thing? Can the guy not want to both save the dogs and make a cool video? They're not mutually exclusive.
Re: Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
#25Obviously a last ditch rescue attempt, which vindicates the untested methodology that we might otherwise be critical of. Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves.
> Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves. You're a bit naive. They will easily be able to raise $200k on a GoFundMe like thing. They will also gain massive social networks followings and be invited to leading podcasts and TV shows to talk about their heroism. All with minimal investment and zero personal and reputational risk, nobody will blame them…
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves. You're a bit naive. They will easily be able to raise $200k on a GoFundMe like thing. They will also gain massive social networks followings and be invited to leading podcasts and TV shows to talk about their heroism. All with minimal investment and zero personal and reputational risk, nobody will blame them…
To contrast, I think maybe you're being a bit overly cynical. What evidence is there of that happening? Even if they did, is that such a bad thing? Can the guy not want to both save the dogs and make a cool video? They're not mutually exclusive.
I once read an article which was about how we are willing to spend thousands to save one particular dog, or one particular injured bird, instead of donating that money to "animal habitat preservation" or something similar which will save thousands of diverse animals.
And then there's the whole industrial farm-animal raising thing, where billions of animals are systematically tortured. But nobody cares, because it's not a particular animal in a particular situation that we can stand behind and do cool saving off to show our "humanity".
Re: Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
#27Yay! I am cheering them on. I believe I found Aerocameras youtube channel, which also contains links to website, Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamsfactorysl
This appears to be the drone they're using:
https://www.dji.com/mobile/t20/specs
I'm not sure how to calculate the max payload, it looks like maybe 20kg.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Have you opened the link? > Helicopters are banned from flying to the area because of hot gas that can damage their rotors.
Which is not quite accurate. AFAIK, the problem is that the tiny particles quickly destroy the turbine engines, not the rotor itself.
I’m sure the tiny particles would damage the rotors as well. Even rain is bad enough.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
To contrast, I think maybe you're being a bit overly cynical. What evidence is there of that happening? Even if they did, is that such a bad thing? Can the guy not want to both save the dogs and make a cool video? They're not mutually exclusive.
I once read an article which was about how we are willing to spend thousands to save one particular dog, or one particular injured bird, instead of donating that money to "animal habitat preservation" or something similar which will save thousands of diverse animals. And then there's the whole industrial farm-animal raising thing, where billions of animals are systematically tortured. But nobody cares, because it's n…
>"...billions of animals are systematically tortured. But nobody cares..."
Many people do care, and show it in various ways, from paying extra for free-range eggs, to going vegetarian or vegan. I agree with the other commenter that you're being overly cynical.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
To contrast, I think maybe you're being a bit overly cynical. What evidence is there of that happening? Even if they did, is that such a bad thing? Can the guy not want to both save the dogs and make a cool video? They're not mutually exclusive.
I once read an article which was about how we are willing to spend thousands to save one particular dog, or one particular injured bird, instead of donating that money to "animal habitat preservation" or something similar which will save thousands of diverse animals. And then there's the whole industrial farm-animal raising thing, where billions of animals are systematically tortured. But nobody cares, because it's n…
You're right. I've been thinking how many animals, not just birds, have been killed so that I can provide the birds that come by our window with sunflower, pumpkin or some other kind of seed.
Yes, I am fucking hypocrite.