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Toy helicopter lops top of man’s head off
- larrys 13y agoI fly these things. A short time ago I got cut on the arm by a blade strike on spinup as a result of a cheap plastic servo gear which had missing teeth which I discovered after taking the servo apart.
- zobzu 13y agonot to confuse with heli "drones" which have small props and spin slowly ( you can often put your hand in them without a scratch). the helis as pictured arent toys at all, imo. every pilot of these know they can also cut an arm through the bone.
- eaurouge 13y agoNot true. Carbon fiber props on even a 'toy' drone will cut deep like a knife. The solution to this madness is to attach effective prop guards, at least on multicopters.
- tzs 13y agoDiscussion from earlier today for WSJ version of the story (which has more information than the Post): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6336803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6336803