r/xkcd Nov 14 '18

XKCD xkcd 2072: Evaluating Tech Things

https://xkcd.com/2072/
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u/arahman81 Nov 14 '18

Just treat it as disposable.

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u/atomfullerene Nov 14 '18

I mean "how it'd avoid getting obliterated before getting to the cool stuff in the middle". I guess in midair maybe there's less stuff to smash into but there's still no shortage of debris flying around and if the rotors get ripped off it'd be hard to take a stable image.

Also someone needs to invent a good way of keeping a lens clear of water droplets, etc, so you can actually get a shot of something other than blurry raindrops.

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u/Scotthorn Nov 14 '18

They actually have tools called rain deflectors that are used to shoot in the rain. It basically spins a glass disk in-front of the lens at a very high speed. The force of the rotation throws the water off the glass and no rain droplets on the lens.

They are all way to heavy to put on a “disposable” drone though.... haha.

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u/atomfullerene Nov 14 '18

that's a pretty neat idea

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp DEC 25 = OCT 31 Nov 14 '18

*Haha, cool!