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Nice, but not obviously any different than designs from decades ago.

UAVs are to aircraft what robotic probes are to space flight: useful, necessary and in the end wholly incapable of inspiring the kiddies. "You get to look at the pictures it sends back, but you'll never get to go."

ZzzzZZZzzzZZzzsnorkzzZZzZZZZ...

Electric cars are a neat idea, but in a hundred years of work, there still isn't a single practical all-electric car. Call me back when there's an electric car that I can actually afford, that I can drive 300 miles on per charge, and can charge up in less than 5 minutes. And that won't need a massively expensive battery replacement every few years.

Bring on the Nucleon!!!

Hopefully... if they can keep the lawyers and the government (but I repeat myself) from interfering.

<blockquote data-quote="Orionblamblam" data-source="post: 106612" data-attributes="member: 90">Nice, but not obviously any different than designs from decades ago.UAVs are to aircraft what robotic probes are to space flight: useful, necessary and in the end wholly incapable of inspiring the kiddies. &quot;You get to look at the pictures it sends back, but you'll never get to go.&quot;ZzzzZZZzzzZZzzsnorkzzZZzZZZZ...Electric cars are a neat idea, but in a hundred years of work, there still isn't a single practical all-electric car. Call me back when there's an electric car that I can actually afford, that I can drive 300 miles on per charge, and can charge up in less than 5 minutes. And that won't need a massively expensive battery replacement every few years.Bring on the Nucleon!!!Hopefully... if they can keep the lawyers and the government (but I repeat myself) from interfering.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orionblamblam, post: 106612, member: 90"] Nice, but not obviously any different than designs from decades ago. UAVs are to aircraft what robotic probes are to space flight: useful, necessary and in the end wholly incapable of inspiring the kiddies. "You get to look at the pictures it sends back, but you'll never get to go." ZzzzZZZzzzZZzzsnorkzzZZzZZZZ... Electric cars are a neat idea, but in a hundred years of work, there still isn't a single practical all-electric car. Call me back when there's an electric car that I can actually afford, that I can drive 300 miles on per charge, and can charge up in less than 5 minutes. And that won't need a massively expensive battery replacement every few years. Bring on the Nucleon!!! Hopefully... if they can keep the lawyers and the government (but I repeat myself) from interfering. [/QUOTE]

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