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yeah and on 9/11 they had to fly right near the twin towers.

• pavel_lishin 8y ago
  That's a good point - you don't even have to kill anyone to effect a pretty significant scare. How much would it cost to buy enough drones to shut down an airport by having them hover in front of the runways? And how quickly could they be taken down?
  • kungtotte 8y ago
    Unless the drones have onboard AI, all you'd need is to jam the signal. It can't be that hard to shut down drone frequencies seeing as how they have gear to shut down cell phones (to prevent them being used to set off IEDs).
    • pavel_lishin 8y ago
      In my particular movie theater plot, I'm assuming they've been loaded with firmware to just keep station at a particular location in space. Plus, how long would it take to get signal jamming equipment to the runway? Can it be used safely around an airport? Etc, etc. Novel-research stuff.
      • taborj 8y ago
        They'll run out of battery before someone gets equipment in place to jam the signal.
      • therein 8y ago
        As the technology stands right now, the "fun" will be limited with the battery life. If you had reasonable battery life, and on-board independent flight capabilities, then you can probably play tag with the staff all day all night.
  • greedo 8y ago
    Shotguns. 12 gauge, shooting at a stationary target. Easy.