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They are loud for now. That will change.
by golemotron 8y ago
They are loud for now. That will change.
- threeseed 8y agoFans, helicopters etc have been around for decades and are still mostly loud. You can't escape the physics that moving air causes noise.
- chaostheory 8y agoEnergy efficient buildings tend to handle noise pollution better with their extra insulation. Not ideal, but there's always a solution.
- eftychis 8y agoI don't think it is a good idea for the sanity of people to tell them to stay inside and have really good sound insulation. We have to remember that sound pollution is a health issue and impacts people's lives. I have my doubts how efficient insulation one can get against air traffic -- from personal experience, it doesn't work.
- chaostheory 8y agoI'm speaking from experience, and I didn't intend to sound patronizing. I live really close to an airport. Have been for years. Lived in my home both before and after energy efficient improvements e.g. triple pane windows, more insulation, roofing, stormdoor, ... It works. If NIMBY lobbying fails, you have to take into account all tools available including smart earphones.
- test1235 8y agoas if you're going to go put in earphones everytime someone flies a drone around your property ...
- chaostheory 8y agoNo, when you’re inside your energy efficient home, it’s fine; you are insulated from sound and even rumbling from airplanes (assuming you have good insulation on top of your house as well). Earphones are for going out and about. Wearing earphones all the time also has already become a trend...
- reaperducer 8y agoEnergy efficient buildings tend to handle noise pollution better with their extra insulation. Not ideal, but there's always a solution. Translation: "You go inside if you want peace and quiet. The outside is only for the self-entitled now."
- chaostheory 8y agoI'm speaking from experience. I live next to an airport. Also unlike an airport, if drones are being used for deliveries to residences, only hermits will be 'entitled'.
- gweinberg 8y agoSure but size matters. A helicopter that can carry a person weighs 1000 pounds or more. A drone can be less than 1 one thousandth the weight.
- daliusd 8y agoThere are no cameras that would weight less than a pound (0.5kg) and be good at night at the same time.
- snovv_crash 8y agoLook up the Runcam Micro Eagle. It costs $35 and has a 1/4" low resolution sensor and is commonly used for night flying of FPV drones.
- daliusd 8y agoIt does not look like something what would be suitable for surveillance. Quality is only good to catch that something is happening on the ground but I doubt that this is suitable to be reliable source of truth and I don't even speak about this being used as evidence in the court.
- darkpuma 8y agoJust put wings on the damn thing and you can cut your power requirements down by an order of magnitude.
- maxxxxx 8y agoHow? Helicopters are still obnoxiously loud after decades.
- StavrosK 8y agoWe'll all eventually go deaf from all the noise.