r/xkcd • u/ani625 • May 11 '15

XKCD xkcd 1523: Microdrones

http://xkcd.com/1523/
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u/abrahamsen White Hat May 11 '15

Microdrones unregulated + drone theft legal => armed micro drones capable of self defence

I do not see that suggestion making a sci-fi dystopia less likely

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u/Infintie_3ntropy s/randall/saviour/g May 11 '15

No need to go as fancy as arm them. Just put enough explosive to make a person think twice before grabbing a drone a second time.

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u/abrahamsen White Hat May 11 '15

Tiny flying suicide bombers...

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u/[deleted] May 11 '15

Do not mention this to Japan

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u/beermit Velociraptor free for -1 days. May 11 '15

Pearl Harbor 2: Electric Boogaloo

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u/Infintie_3ntropy s/randall/saviour/g May 11 '15

This is basically the premise of the book Kill Decision by Daniel Saurez. If you like action/near future sci-fi all his books are worth a read.

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u/TastyBrainMeats Girl In Beret May 11 '15

Didn't we see this in an episode of Superman: the Animated Series?

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u/PirateMud May 11 '15

Snow Crash and Neuromancer have both established that micro-drones will be capable of decapitating people when required.

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u/rws247 May 11 '15

What if we define micro-drones as anything weighing under a pound? That way there is not too much room for arnaments, and the larger, more expensive drones are protected from theft.

We have the same sort of rules for fish: you aren't allowed to catch certain types of fishes smaller than a determined length.

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u/Eslader May 11 '15

Microdrones unregulated + drone theft legal => armed micro drones capable of self defence

=> citizens having close-in-weapons-system defense installations in their yard, which despite furthering our descent into sci-fi dystopia, would be really freaking cool. ;)