Holy fucking shit, did they have to make the title that? Fuck you BBC. I actually thought a drone hit the Empire State Building and exploded or something. Really hate how people allow this to go through
please, the building was not [i]hit by a drone[/i], a drone whacked into the side of the building harmlessly
Could be more clickbaity. I mean, drones are technically aircraft, right? "MANHATTAN SKYSCRAPER HIT BY AIRCRAFT" would be better.
Allah Hu'ackbar! *Boink*
Then I read the article. The wind blew it against the building is what happened, and then it fell onto a ledge. So newsworthy
Only way it could have been more blatantly clickbait is if instead of "drone", it was "plane". And then it turned out to be about a harmless paper airplane competition.
I should have known before I clicked because I didn't get a frantic phonecall from my grandmother about something happening to the Empire State building. I still had to see what it was and am kind of angry.
Somebody is going to take this as undeniable proof that 9/11 was an inside job.
[QUOTE=Drury;49698700]Somebody is going to take this as undeniable proof that 9/11 was an inside job.[/QUOTE]
JET DRONES CAN'T MELT AMERICAN BEAMS
:terrists:
This drone stuff is getting very out of hand...how long until someone does strap an explosive to it.
[QUOTE=redBadger;49698854]This drone stuff is getting very out of hand...how long until someone does strap an explosive to it.[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
If I could travel back in time, I'd kill Henry Ford so we wouldn't have to suffer this car bomb future.
[QUOTE=Swiket;49698793]:terrists:[/QUOTE]
this actually happened
[IMG]http://avstop.com/news/em.htm2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/empire-state-building/esb-crash06.jpg[/IMG]
I hate the word "Drone"
This is a Quadcopter:
[t]http://www.popularairsoft.com/files/imagesnew/dji_phantom.jpg[/t]
This is a drone:
[t]http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/600x390.jpg[/t]
There needs to be a difference. Yes they are both unmanned but saying "drone" implies Harm and Military while Quadcopter is used for video via a GoPro or similar camera.
[QUOTE=Minimal;49699037]I hate the word "Drone"
This is a Quadcopter:
[t]http://www.popularairsoft.com/files/imagesnew/dji_phantom.jpg[/t]
This is a drone:
[t]http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/600x390.jpg[/t]
There needs to be a difference. Yes they are both unmanned but saying "drone" implies Harm and Military while Quadcopter is used for video via a GoPro or similar camera.[/QUOTE]
if you're gonna call one a Quadcopter the other's a UAV, and they're both 'drones' as a blanket term for the technology, but then again they're both technically UAVs by the acronym's wording
Drone hit by Empire State Building
I'm surprised that facepunch isn't sick of the word [I]clickbait[/I] yet. It's just a joke.
[QUOTE=Talvy;49699162]I'm surprised that facepunch isn't sick of the word [I]clickbait[/I] yet. It's just a joke.[/QUOTE]
We're sick of clickbait, as is the majority of the internet I'm sure, but it's a accurate term for a very real thing so I'm not sure what you're trying to say by "It's just a a joke"
thanks for the new 9/11 scare
[editline]8th February 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=meppers;49698919]this actually happened
[IMG]http://avstop.com/news/em.htm2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/empire-state-building/esb-crash06.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Wow how come no one talks about this?
[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;49699184]thanks for the new 9/11 scare
[editline]8th February 2016[/editline]
Wow how come no one talks about this?[/QUOTE]
:pyramid:
[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;49699184]Wow how come no one talks about this?[/QUOTE]
How come no one talks about this?
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Is_Two_over_one_Railroad_Fare.jpg[/t]
I mean it's quite neat and you can go see it even now.
where were you on 8/02
[QUOTE=Silentfood;49699249]where were you on 8/02[/QUOTE]
August? I can't remember that far back.
[QUOTE=Swiket;49699271]August? I can't remember that far back.[/QUOTE]
11/09 never forget
[QUOTE=Silentfood;49699249]where were you on 8/02[/QUOTE]
i fly boat into chicago
[QUOTE=Drury;49699238]How come no one talks about this?
[t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Is_Two_over_one_Railroad_Fare.jpg[/t]
I mean it's quite neat and you can go see it even now.[/QUOTE]
If there's a disaster here I don't see it.
[QUOTE=VenomousBeetle;49699318]If there's a disaster here I don't see it.[/QUOTE]
It's not a disaster, but it's still neat.
[QUOTE=dai;49699091]if you're gonna call one a Quadcopter the other's a UAV, and they're both 'drones' as a blanket term for the technology, but then again they're both technically UAVs by the acronym's wording[/QUOTE]
drone is a term for dumb people who can't write one less letter because they can't understand an acronym. A dumb blanket should not be treated like a good blanket and should be cast into fire of mocking people who use the term. (also yes, a quadcopter is a UAV).
[QUOTE=Minimal;49699037]I hate the word "Drone"
This is a Quadcopter:
[t]http://www.popularairsoft.com/files/imagesnew/dji_phantom.jpg[/t]
This is a drone:
[t]http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/600x390.jpg[/t]
There needs to be a difference. Yes they are both unmanned but saying "drone" implies Harm and Military while Quadcopter is used for video via a GoPro or similar camera.[/QUOTE]
They're both drones
[QUOTE=Ithon;49699327]drone is a term for dumb people who can't write one less letter because they can't understand an acronym. A dumb blanket should not be treated like a good blanket and should be cast into fire of mocking people who use the term. (also yes, a quadcopter is a UAV).[/QUOTE]
I don't usually see 'blanket term' as any form of good description (it's literally a lack of better description), just that it's noteworthy that it's a common catch-all people tend to use
I'd love to see "Hobbyist RC toy smacks into Empire State Building like a confused bird" but we all know drone isn't a WRONG word, but it also has hot connotations to war and intentional bombing. Cute side story or "oh man that made me scared for a second" clickbait garbage, one will generate revenue for more than a few hours
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