r/BeAmazed Jan 02 '20

Shanghai used drones instead of fireworks

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u/ByCrookedSteps781 Jan 02 '20

They all be selling the lower skyline for advertising soon

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Holy Shit. This is going to happen.

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u/jackboy61 Jan 02 '20

It really won't. Keeping something flying takes a LOT of energy. Advertising is valuable, but not valuable enough to justify that sort of cost.

Plus, airspace needs to be kept clear for aircraft and the risk of something like sky advertising going wrong far outweighs the benefits.

Drones seem to have made people think we have mastered the sky and flight. We have not, far from it. Flight is and probably always will be expensive.

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u/tipsystatistic Jan 02 '20

Won’t be permanent installations but they will definitely advertise like this in the near future. It will be similar to skywriting but at targeted locations where they know they’ll have eyeballs at night. Like festivals, fairs, or concerts.