5 ms·

I would argue that it is less than an order of magnitude smaller than the coronal discharge or other losses. I suspect we are talking about 24 watts as compare

• Terr_ 3y ago
  > smaller than the coronal discharge [...] lost in the noise This is again technically plausible but ethically irrelevant. It's like the fallacy in: "It's OK for people to steal goods from that store, because the parent-company is very big and one theft won't even show up on their monthly financials and they've got spoilage and breakage too." > I suspect we are talking about 24 watts The video demonstration shows 50 watts of input. Napkin-math: Suppose one drone uses 1000 (battery) watts flying around, and does so for 4 hours each day for a month. (Made possible by an improved version of this research that charges at 200w.) That's 4 kWH. The electrical price is $0.20/kWh. That means siphoning $24/month for one drone. That's not a casual "keep the extra penny", that's a Netflix Premium subscription.
  • jfoutz 3y ago
    An alternative view, power companies point the finger at drones for outages or fires. Look the other way when people are stealing pennies. When the billion dollar bill comes in, hand it off to the police. Let them identify the operator, and put them on the hook for damages.
• cdchn 3y ago
  If companies could sue Nature for potential lost revenue, they would.
  • CSSer 3y ago
    New FAA announcement: Effective immediately, all airspace below 500 feet near powerlines is now classified as Class M airspace (for money). If your registered drone is detected nearby, you’ll be charged per second.