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Micro-Helicopter Fun 201

Posted by Hemos on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:42AM from the get-it-with-napalm-dispensers dept.

zymano writes "Now this is a cool toy for the office or home! RC microhelicopter here that is flat out cool but not for sale. So small that it can drop a sugar cube into your cup of coffee. It's 100 grams or lighter now. Some gallerys and videos on the page. You can buy one here and here."

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Once we can get a couple of Mini Sams (Score:5, Funny)

by Angry White Guy ( 521337 ) writes: <CaptainBurly[AT]goodbadmovies.com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:45AM (#5823968)

then my micro military will be complete!

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Man... (Score:5, Funny)

by gvonk ( 107719 ) writes: <slashdot@NOsPAm.garrettvonk.com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:46AM (#5823971) Homepage

OK now. Seriously. Whoever wrote that blurb had their RC helicopter drop some seriously fucked-up sugar cubes in their coffee this morning. "It's not for sale" "buy one here" "Some gallerys and videos on the page" "100 grams or lighter now."

Lay off the acid, please...

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Aha! (Score:1, Funny)

by termos ( 634980 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:48AM (#5823986) Homepage

Aha! This could explain the sounds coming from my bosses office!

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Finally (Score:5, Funny)

by The-Bus ( 138060 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:49AM (#5823990)

I've had this model fake volcano/mountain for like six years, and it took until now to find the appropriate mini-Airwolf. Now I just need to order one of these babies, paint it black, and get out my Ernest Borgnine figurine.

*starts humming Airwolf theme*

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Aarh! (Score:5, Funny)

by FrostedWheat ( 172733 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:51AM (#5824001)

They better be careful or they are gonna decapitate that poor chick!

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Re:When are companies going to (Score:0, Funny)

by prmths ( 325452 ) writes: <prmths.f00@org> on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:53AM (#5824012) Homepage

that would be the most awesome thing EVER...
how 'bout this: run a cron job; every so often have that thing go to the fridge and bring back a bawls :D

how's the payload on that thing?

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Check it out.. (Score:1, Funny)

by Migrant Programmer ( 19727 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:53AM (#5824014) Journal

Check out the hot chick on that main page! First the MP3 AK-47 magazine spread, and now this! Keep it up Slashdot boyz!

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Re:sale? (Score:5, Funny)

by troc ( 3606 ) writes: <troc@ma[ ]om ['c.c' in gap]> on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:56AM (#5824032) Homepage Journal

surely you mean "cheep" :)

Troc

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Re:Aarh! (Score:2, Funny)

by FrostedWheat ( 172733 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @08:57AM (#5824041)

Noooo! It's to late! [planetinternet.be]

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The Matrix... (Score:5, Funny)

by Joe the Lesser ( 533425 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:03AM (#5824072) Homepage Journal

'Can you fly that thing?'

'Not yet.'

*makes phone call*

'Tank, I need to fly a chick-sized mini-helicopter.'

*eyes flutter*

'Let's go.'

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Re:Finally (Score:5, Funny)

by gotroot801 ( 7857 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:07AM (#5824091) Homepage Journal

I've had this model fake volcano/mountain for like six years, and it took until now to find the appropriate mini-Airwolf. Now I just need to order one of these babies, paint it black, and get out my Ernest Borgnine figurine.
...or just order the Airwolf fuselage halfway down the first order page...

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So small that it can drop a sugar cube... (Score:5, Funny)

by jaydeekay ( 96431 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:10AM (#5824110)

Couldn't a Chinnook or a B2 Bomber drop a sugar cube into my coffee?
I'm not sure this really says much about how small these coptors are.

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Real video games now!! comanche here I come (Score:5, Funny)

by mnmn ( 145599 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:15AM (#5824133) Homepage

Thats really cool what I just saw. I think my priorities have been reshuffled now, I need to save up for this.

Then buy a couple with rubber-band missles and do a real lanparty. Better yet small ink canisters to really mess up the opponent on his chair if his copter cant stop yours.

Or even strap on a teeny camera with a bluetooth transmitter and send it...... places......

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Re:Aarh! (Score:5, Funny)

by trikberg ( 621893 ) writes: <trikberg@hotmail. c o m> on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:21AM (#5824163)

That's about the worst thing they could have used for size comparison. They should've used something with a standard size, for example a Coke can.

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Danger! Decapitation Risk. (Score:3, Funny)

by Yorrike ( 322502 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:36AM (#5824224) Journal

The site proclaims these machines to be small enough to fly inside. . . . wouldn't that be the most dangerous toy ever? It'd be like a tiny flying lawn mower!

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Re:Man... (Score:3, Funny)

by TopShelf ( 92521 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @09:40AM (#5824248) Homepage Journal

"Lay off the acid, please..."
Or at least bring enough to share with the rest of the class.

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Re:Flying Assassin (Score:5, Funny)

by GrEp ( 89884 ) writes: <crb002@gm a i l.com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:01AM (#5824364) Homepage Journal

Couple that with 20 other helos, GPS, and some swarming software. Then the military might buy it. (As long as the enemy doesn't have "BIG FAN" technology). Kind of scary that we are getting close to the technology of Terminator, where robots are on a better footing than man on the battlefield. All we need is that singularity...

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Sorry, (Score:2, Funny)

by MondoMor ( 262881 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:01AM (#5824365) Homepage Journal

Even with a gyro keeping the tail steady, it still takes two hands to fly. Even to hover.

A better way to kick the porn habit is to glue sandpaper to your hands, pillow and realdoll.

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Re:When are companies going to (Score:5, Funny)

by cap'n foolsy ( 635911 ) writes: <demonstar311.yahoo@com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:02AM (#5824372)

yes, get enough of these things, and buy a few remote controlled tanks as well. put them all in a sandbox and you can have your own mini gulf war :D

but of course you'll have to buy a few cans of oil to put under the sandbox, just for realism...

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Re:Aarh! (Score:5, Funny)

by realdpk ( 116490 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:03AM (#5824385) Homepage Journal

Or a football field.

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Re:So small that it can drop a sugar cube... (Score:3, Funny)

by pacc ( 163090 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:11AM (#5824445) Homepage

The Sugar industry ought to beg for funding to develop laser-guided sugarcubes instead of lobbying for withdrawn funds for WHO [bbc.co.uk]

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If only I had a beowulf cluster of those... (Score:2, Funny)

by hellfire ( 86129 ) writes: <deviladvNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:27AM (#5824549) Homepage

It had to be said!

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Re:This really ain't news but anyway (Score:3, Funny)

by telstar ( 236404 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:44AM (#5824665)
"If you look carefully, the site as seen its last update 2 years ago."
- Yeah, sadly the site owner has been bleeding out on the floor for the past two years after being decapitated with one of his toy copters... I guess that explains why they're not available for sale.
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There are a quite a few ... (Score:3, Funny)

by burgburgburg ( 574866 ) writes: <splisken06NO@SPAMemail.com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @10:54AM (#5824742)

commercially produced Ernest Borgnine figures out there. I personally have in my collection The Wild Bunch Ernest Borgnine, The Posiden Adventure Ernest Borgnine, the Marty Ernest Borgnine. And I'm waiting for delivery of the Single Guy Ernest Borgnine!

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Re:Man... (Score:5, Funny)

by SEWilco ( 27983 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @11:03AM (#5824807) Journal

That phrasing "So small that it can drop a sugar cube into your cup of coffee." isn't too great either, as it isn't an indicator of being small.
Sikorsky makes helicopters that can also drop a sugar cube into your cup of coffee, or can drop an 18-wheeled truck full of sugar into your cup of coffee.

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Wait a second.. (Score:5, Funny)

by mog ( 22706 ) writes: <alexmchale@@@gmail...com> on Monday April 28, 2003 @11:20AM (#5824931)

That's not a tiny helicopter - that's a giant chick! Let me be the first to surrender to our new master, this world-eating baby chicken!

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Impress me (Score:5, Funny)

by schnitzi ( 243781 ) writes: on Monday April 28, 2003 @11:49AM (#5825156) Homepage

So small that it can drop a sugar cube into your cup of coffee.

You want to impress me, build a helicopter so small it CAN'T drop a sugar cube into your cup of coffee.

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