Micro-Helicopter Fun 201
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."
I wonder.... (Score:5, Insightful)
Can't buy one? (Score:1, Insightful)
$500 (Score:5, Insightful)
I'm sorry, but I could have a lot more fun with $500:
1. A night out with my girl
2. A GeForce 4 ti4200
3. 256MB more RAM
4. The new issue of Maxim with Tyra Banks on the cover
5. Jergen's Extra Silky Smooth Antibacterial lotion
5. An eight ball of white
6. A better web host because The Effect made my mini-PC-heli fan page go bye-bye
Re:This thing kicks ass (Score:4, Insightful)
Small things are inherently limited in capability, yes, which is one of the reasons the gray-goo fears are unfounded; nanomachines are only invincible ravenous beasts in science-fiction. In reality it would probably be little more then an annoyance, and gray-goo-type nanomachines would be easily destroyed with the simple application of heat, radiation, or nearly anything else. These helicopters will be able to take a far wider range of environmental conditions then microscopic-scale machines, and we still think of the helicopters as fragile...
Great! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Man... (Score:3, Insightful)
Land on my kitchen counter and be loaded with a sugar cube, then take off and fly the 11 feet to my coffee table and drop that cube in my cup.
I don't even think they make one that will fit through my apartment door! Not with the rotors fully deployed.
Get real!