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>> Spray them with water or vegetable oil. And what happens when the Prez, PM or Pope is at a rally and 10+ UAVs at the size of small birds start buzzing aroun

>> Spray them with water or vegetable oil. And what happens when the Prez, PM or Pope is at a rally and 10+ UAVs at the size of small birds start buzzing around? Remember, they are people around, even the sniper has to worry about what his bullet will hit next.

aspensmonster 13y ago
It's water. I think the people will be fine.
- rurounijones 13y ago
  Not trying to be purposefully antagonistic but water can cause some serious harm when fired out of a high-pressure hose (e.g. the types used in riot "control" situations). Fly the drone low enough and you have people in the "firing" line. EDIT - (although, I hope they would realise they do not need the same level of pressure to knock a drone out of the sky. On the other hand, they have the cannons anyway so they might just use those to save having to have a smaller "anti-drone" one.)
marvin 13y ago
The best, and soon only, good defense against terrorism is a society where people don't want to become terrorists. You guys are thinking in completely wrong terms by worrying about countermeasures. You could create 10 grenade-wielding UAVs, set them for a pre-programmed course above the crowd, out of reach of everyone, and set them off almost immediately. Water cannons, oil cannons or any other countermeasure would be useless. This attack is dirt cheap, incredibly destructive and you don't even need a depressed individual to commit suicide to do it. It could be run from any outside location within a couple of kilometers from the target. The only long-term solution against terrorism is to just make sure that people's options in society are good enough that they won't resort to blowing things up. This is also the only sustainable way of fighting crime, which any reasonable study will show you. I'm from Norway, we recently had a terrorist attack that was bigger than 9/11 in relation to our population size. So I'm not saying this as some cold outsider who doesn't see what problems the United States is facing. This is the way things should be handled.
- venomsnake 13y ago
  How dare you endanger 200-300 Billion industry with your pleas for sanity. Think of the jobs, think of the political careers, think of the media ... what will the media do if when the next time they call for the president to address the nation because 19 year old set his pants on fire and are laughed out of existence. The current landscape is good at unraveling the social network. But it is oh so profitable.
- Ygg2 13y ago
  Shame on you sir, for living in advance society, that deals rationally when confronted with a statistically insignificant event of high emotional impact. Shame!!! On an unrelated note, where can I get your citizenship?

aspensmonster 13y ago

It's water. I think the people will be fine.

rurounijones 13y ago
Not trying to be purposefully antagonistic but water can cause some serious harm when fired out of a high-pressure hose (e.g. the types used in riot "control" situations). Fly the drone low enough and you have people in the "firing" line. EDIT - (although, I hope they would realise they do not need the same level of pressure to knock a drone out of the sky. On the other hand, they have the cannons anyway so they might just use those to save having to have a smaller "anti-drone" one.)

marvin 13y ago

The best, and soon only, good defense against terrorism is a society where people don't want to become terrorists. You guys are thinking in completely wrong terms by worrying about countermeasures. You could create 10 grenade-wielding UAVs, set them for a pre-programmed course above the crowd, out of reach of everyone, and set them off almost immediately. Water cannons, oil cannons or any other countermeasure would be useless. This attack is dirt cheap, incredibly destructive and you don't even need a depressed individual to commit suicide to do it. It could be run from any outside location within a couple of kilometers from the target. The only long-term solution against terrorism is to just make sure that people's options in society are good enough that they won't resort to blowing things up. This is also the only sustainable way of fighting crime, which any reasonable study will show you. I'm from Norway, we recently had a terrorist attack that was bigger than 9/11 in relation to our population size. So I'm not saying this as some cold outsider who doesn't see what problems the United States is facing. This is the way things should be handled.

venomsnake 13y ago
How dare you endanger 200-300 Billion industry with your pleas for sanity. Think of the jobs, think of the political careers, think of the media ... what will the media do if when the next time they call for the president to address the nation because 19 year old set his pants on fire and are laughed out of existence. The current landscape is good at unraveling the social network. But it is oh so profitable.
Ygg2 13y ago
Shame on you sir, for living in advance society, that deals rationally when confronted with a statistically insignificant event of high emotional impact. Shame!!! On an unrelated note, where can I get your citizenship?