Editing Talk:1846: Drone Problems

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It will work for [[1207|this]], though. She might finally get some use out of it. [[User:Mulan15262|Mulan15262]] ([[User talk:Mulan15262|talk]]) 04:21, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

I wrote a short little explanation that needs a lot more. Maybe I'll add more after school.
[[User:LordFlashmeow|LordFlashmeow]] ([[User talk:LordFlashmeow|talk]]) 15:56, 5 June 2017 (UTC)LordFlashmeow

There's a much simpler, if less elegant, solution in buying a Mossberg 500. [[User:OldCorps|OldCorps]] ([[User talk:OldCorps|talk]]) 16:20, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

As I read it, the drones were flying around her, in the first place, because people can't control them properly. I find the comic even funnier, reading this way. 
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Wasn't there another comic where black hat builds something similar that shoots birds or squirrels or something? I can't find it now —[[User:Artyer|Artyer]] <sup><big>([[User Talk:Artyer|talk]]<big>'''&#124;'''</big><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Artyer|ctb]]</sub>)</big></sup> 19:36, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
:I think you mean this one [[382: Trebuchet]], where Megan has a laser canon to shoot squirrels from the bird feeder... ;-) So in that way it fits here, as it is again Megan and Cueball. I'll link it in the description. I found it by looking at the [[:Category:Squirrels]]. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:05, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Maybe Cueball's problems came with him from [[1586|here]]? [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 23:20, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Something like the old riddle:
Why do elephants paint their toenails red?
To hide in cherry trees.
Have you ever seen an elephant in a cherry tree?
See?  It works.
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.166|108.162.245.166]] 04:32, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Ah, the classic solution in search of a problem. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.222.112|162.158.222.112]] 12:34, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

I'm having a geekgasm that I was talking about the concept of an anti-drone turret in the Comment section of the Eagle comic, now here Randall does one, LOL! Synergy! Though I was talking about an automated one, :) Next step. - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.76|162.158.126.76]] 04:48, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

==Missile Defense==
I thought this was a parallel to North Korean ICBMs and US anti-missle technology... {{unsigned ip|108.162.245.226}}

I also got the impression that this was an ICBM metaphor. Note the news in recent days: [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/29/530534854/north-korea-fires-short-range-missile-into-sea-of-japan-its-9th-launch-this-year North Korea missile launch] [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40101629 Anti-missile Launch]--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.82|108.162.245.82]] 22:12, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

:I added some text about missile defense (several hours ago). I'm not sure how far to take this, but if the note about "''Megan previously had a laser canon to shoot down squirrels in 382: Trebuchet, so this is not the first time she has build a device for shooting annoying things down...''" is taken as canonical, then that's another missile defense reference, this time to the now-cancelled {{w|Airborne laser}} project that, err, never got off the ground. [[User:JohnHawkinson|JohnHawkinson]] ([[User talk:JohnHawkinson|talk]]) 11:34, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Some drones have security bugs that allow anyone within WiFi range to shut off the motors. I couldn't figure out how to crash mine, but I can get a root shell. It's certainly feasible to cut the motors, because you can fly the drone over wifi. Add a directional 2.4 GHz antenna to a handheld device for exploiting the bug, and you have a gun that shoots a particular model of drone out of the air but is harmless to any{thing|one} else. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.65|172.70.126.65]] 21:07, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
:... unless the drone falls on someone's head, or crashes into their windshield while they're driving. This is not necessarily harmless. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 18:44, 25 December 2022 (UTC)