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Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by mutant_glofish »

Towaway69 wrote: post #6
sand500 wrote: post #2

Still probably safer than the alternative of fireworks.

I doubt that. Fireworks are dangerous when used by inexperienced people, drones suffer the same disadvantage. In this case the drones had enough power to land, what if they had instant power failure? Then they would turn into bricks suspended in mid air. That can't happen with fireworks, they are simply too light when in the air. I live in a place where every new years it turns into a warzone with people firing off m…

And even if that's true, safety isn't everything. We must reject safetyism. Fireworks are lindy [1], exciting and splendidly spectacular. Most drone shows I've seen are mediocre at best.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by abdullahkhalids »

hparadiz wrote: post #7
Towaway69 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt that. Fireworks are dangerous when used by inexperienced people, drones suffer the same disadvantage. In this case the drones had enough power to land, what if they had instant power failure? Then they would turn into bricks suspended in mid air. That can't happen with fireworks, they are simply too light when in the air. I live in a place where every new years it turns into a warzone with people firing off m…

I'll just leave this here... https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-05/fourth-o...

Drones also produce a lot of pollution during their creation. Not just at their point of use, but when materials for them are mined, and then when they are manufactured.

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by xattt »

yetihehe wrote: post #9
latchkey wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

... and I'm not having to hold my poor dog in my arms for hours while he shakes uncontrollably.

There are sedative drops for such cases. Thankfully my dog likes to stare at fireworks so I don't have to use them.

There shouldn’t be a recurring man-made event that causes stress to companion animals.

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by ivan_gammel »

Towaway69 wrote: post #6
sand500 wrote: post #2

Still probably safer than the alternative of fireworks.

I doubt that. Fireworks are dangerous when used by inexperienced people, drones suffer the same disadvantage. In this case the drones had enough power to land, what if they had instant power failure? Then they would turn into bricks suspended in mid air. That can't happen with fireworks, they are simply too light when in the air. I live in a place where every new years it turns into a warzone with people firing off m…

Your city looks very much like Berlin. It’s definitely not a good example of how fireworks are better than drone show. Spending new year holidays in Berlin is a nightmare, especially with pets or small children. Half of the city looks like a war zone on 1st of January.

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by _gianni_ »

ivan_gammel wrote: post #15
Towaway69 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt that. Fireworks are dangerous when used by inexperienced people, drones suffer the same disadvantage. In this case the drones had enough power to land, what if they had instant power failure? Then they would turn into bricks suspended in mid air. That can't happen with fireworks, they are simply too light when in the air. I live in a place where every new years it turns into a warzone with people firing off m…

Your city looks very much like Berlin. It’s definitely not a good example of how fireworks are better than drone show. Spending new year holidays in Berlin is a nightmare, especially with pets or small children. Half of the city looks like a war zone on 1st of January.

LOL dogs

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by darkclouds »

xattt wrote: post #14
yetihehe wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are sedative drops for such cases. Thankfully my dog likes to stare at fireworks so I don't have to use them.

There shouldn’t be a recurring man-made event that causes stress to companion animals.

Like Catholicism, or Royalty, or Govt's?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by Ekaros »

xattt wrote: post #14
yetihehe wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are sedative drops for such cases. Thankfully my dog likes to stare at fireworks so I don't have to use them.

There shouldn’t be a recurring man-made event that causes stress to companion animals.

Or alternatively companion animals that can't handle regular innocent man-made events should be banned.

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by bluescrn »

abdullahkhalids wrote: post #12
hparadiz wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll just leave this here... https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-05/fourth-o...

Drones also produce a lot of pollution during their creation. Not just at their point of use, but when materials for them are mined, and then when they are manufactured.

So do thousands of other toys, tools, and gadgets. An EV requires about 1000x the batteries and other resources that go into a small drone.

This is a very weak argument against drones.

Re: Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River

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Post by bluescrn »

latchkey wrote: post #5
sand500 wrote: post #2

Still probably safer than the alternative of fireworks.

... and I'm not having to hold my poor dog in my arms for hours while he shakes uncontrollably.

If bans are the solution to every problem, maybe ban pets?

Would avoid some CO2 emissions and poop on pavements, too…

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