given that a drone was found on the whitehouse .. how long will it be before

[srican69]

Something like this is used to attack the potus or anyone for that matter ..what if you buy the stuff anonymously and operate it from a 1000 miles away over a high speed 4G network.

Drones are a terrorist's/anarchist's wet dream.

Its time to ban them from civilian use.

[uppityperson]

1. ban helium balloons also!!!!

[srican69]

2. you cant maneuver/position balloons like drones

These put extended strike capacity in the hands of anyone who wants it.

[99th_Monkey]

3. Don't you think the cat's already out of the bag?

Not sure how we could roll the whole drone thing back into obscurity at this point.

[srican69]

4. ideally we should ban guns ... but I guess it will be easier

To ban drones in our country.

[VScott]

11. I have a better idea.

How about we ban neither?

This country is ban crazy enough as it is without adding more nonsense to calm he fears of the busy bodies,
and easily panic stricken.

[99th_Monkey]

16. Apparently Obama is Proposing to do just that.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/sex-weight-loss_n_6549040.html

[VScott]

9. Cat's out of the bag, you say?

[99th_Monkey]

12. omg - at first I thought it was a real live cat

very convincing .. at first.



Thanks. that was hilariously on-point.

[VScott]

13. It is a real (dead), cat.

Dutch artist turns dead cat into remote-controlled helicopter, dubbed ‘Orvillecopter’

Cats may get nine lives, but not quite like this.

A Dutch artist, upset over losing his beloved pet, Orville, had the animal stuffed and transformed its body into a remote-controlled helicopter, Sky News reported Monday.

The “half cat, half machine” piece of art was dubbed the “Orvillecopter.” The cat, who was killed when it was hit by a car, was named after famed American aviator Orville Wright.

“After a period of mourning, he received his propellers posthumously,” Jansen said.


A video posted to YouTube shows the flying feline slowly hover several feet in the air in a park, its body permanently spread eagle with propellers on its front paws.

Artist Bart Jansen teamed up with radio control helicopter expert Arjen Beltman after having a taxidermist preserve the pussy cat, Reuters reported.

The bizarre creation was then unveiled at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam on Saturday.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/dutch-artist-turns-dead-cat-remote-controlled-helicopter-dubbed-orvillecopter-article-1.1089478

[KittyWampus]

18. I had a friend who was a brilliant artist. He painted surreal masterpieces and also

took road kill and stuffed the critters and turned them into sculptures.

I bought his "Squirrel In Baby Bassinet Eating Baby"

He died young and unknown.

Truly one of the most gifted painters I've ever witnessed in real life.

[onehandle]

5. Not likely. Gun nuts have elevated objects of death to holy fetish status.

There will be a tipping point though...

[FLPanhandle]

6. Why ban what is basically an RC aircraft?

Talk about over-reacting!

[Lancero]

14. That's what a lot of people are ignoring.

"Drones" have existed for quite a long time - It's only recently that people have started to add things in and adapt them for other uses.

[BlueJazz]

7. Knew those things were going to be a problem.

Anybody want to bet that there'll be a major incident involving a passenger plane and a drone close to an airport soon?

[catnhatnh]

8. For Christ Sake...

...the involved drone has a radio frequency range of about 300 yards. It can carry a Go Pro camera with protective housing and battery (6.7 oz.).

Down the road the existing technology could certainly become a threat, but what happened was a drunken nerd crashed an expensive toy.

[catnhatnh]

10. And if you believe that video is real...

...you are being naive.

[Brother Buzz]

15. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to electronically jam the systems...

with pinpoint accuracy. The boys are scheming and scamming as we speak.

[KittyWampus]

17. When we ban toys, terrorists win.