Drones banned from World Cup skiing after one nearly falls on racer

[marylander1940]

The drone carrying a TV camera came down and shattered on the icy slope just behind Hirscher, a few seconds after the Olympic silver medalist started his second run.

 

 

"I didn't know what it was, but I felt something," said Hirscher, who was unhurt and continued his run, finishing second behind Norwegian winner Henrik Kristoffersen. "I thought it was a course worker behind me, or a gate."

 

Course workers slip through the gates shortly after each skier to smoothen the snow surface for the next competitor.

 

"I am very relieved that nothing happened," Hirscher said. "You don't want to think about what could have happened when 10 kilograms (22 pounds) are coming down 20 meters (65 feet). That would have been a very serious, bad injury. There are a lot of cool things nowadays. But you have to guarantee the safety — and that was just insane."

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/international/ct-skiing-drone-crash-20151223-story.html

 

Related to this subject.

 

http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/faa-begins-drone-registry-dec-21.109966/#post-1030819

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

It is one of the most bizarre things I've even seen. Could have been special effects scene from a Bond movie.

[Zman]

The air crews fighting California wildfires have been plagued by drones. In more than once instance they've had to cease their water drops because drones were in their airspace. It's scary to think how a drone could bring a plane down if it was flying near an airport (either innocently or by a terrorist).

 

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[marylander1940]

The air crews fighting California wildfires have been plagued by drones. In more than once instance they've had to cease their water drops because drones were in their airspace. It's scary to think how a drone could bring a plane down if it was flying near an airport (either innocently or by a terrorist).

 

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It is one of the most bizarre things I've even seen. Could have been special effects scene from a Bond movie.

 

 

A chimp could get the job done.

 

 

Now researchers have published their analysis of the clip in the journal Primates, and they're quite impressed.

 

In addition to showing a stellar example of tool use -- which chimps are pretty great at -- researchers now say the video shows that the chimp planned out its actions in advance.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/09/04/chimp-that-attacked-a-drone-with-a-stick-planned-ahead-researchers-say/