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Could some kind of coarse powder foul up the props?
by yters 9y ago
Could some kind of coarse powder foul up the props?
- FridgeSeal 9y agoPotentially, but it would be easy for drone manufacturers to defend against, and you would likely need to make the target area so dense with the particulate that it probably wouldn't stay in the air long and the drone could potentially wait you out. The other direction you could possibly go is a super-fine, but conductive powder (would carbon powder work?) that could get in the motors and potentially cause a short. Particulates that fine would probably be a health risk though.
- robkop 9y agoTo cause a short you would need to be able to get inside the motor and nowdays you can buy fully sealed IP68 brushless motors (or even IP69K at a higher cost) for your attack drones. Just as a side note, as long as your elemental carbon nanoparticles are larger than 10PM (most recommend 2.5PM) they are not considered damaging to health by the WHO [1]. [1] http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162535/e96541.pdf http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162535/e...
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoOf course, the attacking drones are also a health risk...
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoA single round of lead shot from a shotgun would do the trick.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoActually, I just thought of it, and whaddayaknow it's already a thing: Handgun shot shells! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNKioE7gzyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNKioE7gzyE