I saw this on 60 minutes last night. That company is gonna take over the world. 


http://youtu.be/98BIu9dpwHU

Good story. Bezos is an interesting guy for sure.

He's involved in a lot of unique projects as well (easy to do when you're worth $25B). Here's one that I know a little about...my company is doing the rock mechanics for it:

http://www.10000yearclock.net/learnmore.html

I wouldn't hold me breath waiting for that to happen.

Quote from: krolik on December 02, 2013, 07:33:20 PM
I wouldn't hold me breath waiting for that to happen.

Por que?

Quote from: kopfjäger on December 02, 2013, 07:48:39 PM
Por que?

Theft, power lines, light poles, restricted airspace, weather, noise, conflicting municipal codes for use, etc, etc.

Quote from: hbliam on December 02, 2013, 09:04:31 PM
Theft, power lines, light poles, restricted airspace, weather, noise, conflicting municipal codes for use, etc, etc.

He said the other night the FAA approval will be in 15. Less than 10mi from one of their distribution centers with delivery times as soon as 30min.

The big issue I see is theft & weather. The rest can be handled for specific applications.

Who knows how they really plan to use it though...or if they even do. It might have been a big hoax to throw everyone off.

Sounds perfect for moving target shooters.  More exciting and challenging than skeet and you might get a prize!

Quote from: howie on December 03, 2013, 03:50:04 AM
Sounds perfect for moving target shooters.  More exciting and challenging than skeet and you might get a prize!

This.

My first thought. 

Theft wouldn't be any greater than it is now.  It is a lot harder to track and follow a small flying object that doesn't follow roads than a big ass brown truck that does.  It might actually be less as some of those big ass brown truck drivers are prone to "lose" packages.

i say...grab a pellet gun and go mystery shopping.

Personally I can't wait!  I am gonna run along under one until it fails and falls on my head.  Then I am gonna sue the pants off of Amazon.  (Okay I don't sue people) However it is a point overlooked.  Anything mechanical will fail and fall when it flies. 

With today's interest in Drones it ain't gonna be safe to stand outside any longer.....

I will have to agree with Kopf, Nice thought but ain't gonna happen.  Hell some people freak when I fly a balloon 1000ft. over their homes, wait till drones start falling out of the sky.......

Quote from: Skybarney on December 03, 2013, 11:01:55 AM
Personally I can't wait!  I am gonna run along under one until it fails and falls on my head.  Then I am gonna sue the pants off of Amazon.  (Okay I don't sue people) However it is a point overlooked.  Anything mechanical will fail and fall when it flies. 

I doubt that has been overlooked. No one has mentioned it here, but I guarantee that Amazon has thought of it and likely has an estimated failure rate. I do agree that it's a serious consideration.

Quote from: Triple J on December 03, 2013, 11:23:58 AM
I doubt that has been overlooked. No one has mentioned it here, but I guarantee that Amazon has thought of it and likely has an estimated failure rate. I do agree that it's a serious consideration.

Bezos talked about that on 60mins.

Quote from: kopfjäger on December 03, 2013, 11:25:40 AM
Bezos talked about that on 60mins.

It was a nice publicity bump for Amazon. On 60 Minutes the day before cyber Monday?