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This is What Prime Air Drone Delivery Looks Like - Core77 (www.core77.com)
submitted 4 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Why is this still so funny to me?

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[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 months ago

finally, they have automated couriers kicking packages

[–] HoodieGyaru@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What if I order volatile explosives? Would they carpet bomb me?

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 11 points 4 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is yes

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago

Amazon says the most popular item ordered for drone delivery in the 'States is AA batteries.

I was expecting condoms or plan B

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But what does it sound like?

How will it avoid my defensive drone?

If it crashes on my property are it and its contents mine?

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago

It shall infringe on your airspace unimpeded. Your corporate overlords demand it and so it shall be.

Anti Commercial-AI license

[–] TheRtRevKaiser@beehaw.org 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought for sure that this was a joke, or that the gif of the drone sort of....pooping out that package was fake. But I found the same gif on Amazon's PR website. This has got to be the dumbest possible way to get a package delivered...

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

If it did it from a bit lower altitude, it wouldn't be that bad... at least for some AA batteries. And look, the package even landed with the ⬆️⬆️ arrows the right side up! (/jk)

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 months ago

It looks like they are trying to compete with fedex on how much damage they can do to your package.

[–] godzilla_lives@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

BRB, loading my shotgun with birdshot.

Hm I need a shotgun.

[–] sfera@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A water gun will also do it. You can even order one from Amazon...

[–] ealoe@ani.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Damaging an aircraft is a serious felony, and you don't own the airspace above your house so you legally can't interfere with them. You think the people at Amazon haven't thought about this? That thing will be covered in cameras and microphones, you won't be able to touch it without being charged.

[–] sfera@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks for pointing that out. But it was only a joke.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

I'm going to use this for my next order of crystalware and explosives.

[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I like Chinas drone delivery model, you can look up videos of it online.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Yep that’s the one I saw there I think. Drone goes into a little kiosk and then you pick it up from the claim window thing.

[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 2 points 4 months ago

what the fuck, it just shits it out from a story up? Couldn't it like, scoot down to ground level at least?