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Well, a tape measure that dropped 500feet killed a man[1], so I wouldn't be too confident about something the size of a toaster not killing someone when being d
by justinv 12y ago
Well, a tape measure that dropped 500feet killed a man[1], so I wouldn't be too confident about something the size of a toaster not killing someone when being dropped 500ft.
Granted a tape measure does weigh less than 2lb (~toaster), but anything dropping from 500feet is still cause for concern.
[1]http://www.krmg.com/news/news/national/tape-measure-dropped-500-feet-building-kills-worke/nhzBg/ http://www.krmg.com/news/news/national/tape-measure-dropped-...
- god_bless_texas 12y agoI wasn't confident and said I wasn't sure. Maybe the rules according to those weights aren't wrong.
- wtallis 12y agoI wonder what the terminal velocity is for a drone that's lost power. It seems like anything that's able to climb to and hover at 500 feet probably won't drop quite like a brick unless things go wrong in a very particular way.