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Old 18 August 2014, 02:18 PM   #1
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Quadcopter Drone delivered my new Rolex!!!
Not really, but how long before the first Rolex is delivered this way?

Looks like Amazon will be first here

And would there be "no-fly" zones to make sure it did not get waylaid by opportunists?

This is my Rolex on a DHL drone
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Old 18 August 2014, 02:55 PM   #2
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Wow! I could definitely see this happening
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Old 18 August 2014, 04:23 PM   #3
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Old 18 August 2014, 05:21 PM   #4
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I am not a fan of drones in the sky.
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Old 18 August 2014, 07:25 PM   #5
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Is it here yet !
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Old 18 August 2014, 08:52 PM   #6
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Old 18 August 2014, 08:58 PM   #7
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Is it here yet !
Hi Peter.
UPS tracking tells me it's due tomorrow, so I can bring to our lunch Wednesday! Or should I wear the OTHER new incoming? So many difficult decisions...
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Old 18 August 2014, 09:32 PM   #8
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Must be an Air King.
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Old 18 August 2014, 10:46 PM   #9
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Must be an Air King.


Or a Skydweller!
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Drone delivery is a very silly idea. People have already hacked most of the OS used to fly these things. Your new Rolex will end up on some 16 year old hackers wrist across town.
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Old 19 August 2014, 03:25 AM   #11
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The "Is it safe" threads would be overwhelming
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Drone delivery is a very silly idea. People have already hacked most of the OS used to fly these things. Your new Rolex will end up on some 16 year old hackers wrist across town.
That's gonna happen ofcourse . .
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:46 AM   #13
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Old 19 August 2014, 08:50 AM   #14
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If the drone is flying over a dateline or into a different time-zone, the watch will need to be a GMT!!
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Drone delivery is a very silly idea. People have already hacked most of the OS used to fly these things. Your new Rolex will end up on some 16 year old hackers wrist across town.
Not to mention just "old school" knocked down/shot down. I don't ever see drone delivery being a viable option. Delivery insurance would probably be ridiculous.
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Good for skeet practice IMO.......give my Benelli a work out, that's all it's good for
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I see these squeezing truckers and that is not good!
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Hi Peter.
UPS tracking tells me it's due tomorrow, so I can bring to our lunch Wednesday! Or should I wear the OTHER new incoming? So many difficult decisions...
You can wear one on each arm
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Quadcopter? I counted 8 blades and motors....

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Is it safe to let a drone wear a Rolex?

What if it flies through a rain cloud?




PS to Porsche: Congrats on winning that beautiful Sub.
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Old 19 August 2014, 11:21 AM   #23
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Is it safe to let a drone wear a Rolex?

What if it flies through a rain cloud?




PS to Porsche: Congrats on winning that beautiful Sub.
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I'll post pics as soon as it arrives
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I could see hackers redirecting drones to their own site. Hopefully Amazon will have thought of this.
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When I buy my Platinum Daytona, I'll pay extra to have it dropped by a drone, with a parachute, onto a huge pillow
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