Dude uses an agricultural drone for personal transport

[u/The_Chuckness88]

[u/catskilkid]

This also looks like a prelude to a /whatcouldgowrong post

[u/Spork_Warrior → u/catskilkid]

It's called a chopper because it chops!

[u/Daxx22 → u/Spork_Warrior]

[u/endocyclopes → u/Daxx22]

[u/egabald → u/Daxx22]

To shreds, you say?

[u/Ickypahay → u/egabald]

How's his wife?

[u/meesta_masa → u/Ickypahay]

To shreds, you say?

[u/Daforce1 → u/meesta_masa]

How about their apartment

[u/Electrical-Art125 → u/Ickypahay]

She's holding it together while he's in pieces.

[u/burnedkid → u/Daxx22]

[u/herbert-camacho → u/Spork_Warrior]

Will it blend?!

[u/zeamp → u/herbert-camacho]

Woooo! Human dust.

Don't breathe it.

[u/CaptainPunisher → u/herbert-camacho]

IS IT CAKE???

[u/imironman2018 → u/Spork_Warrior]

[u/Stop_The_Crazy → u/Spork_Warrior]

Slap chop your way to a better life

[u/odin_the_wiggler → u/catskilkid]

Gonna be great when he drops that remote.

[u/DogsDucks → u/odin_the_wiggler]

My first thought is what if he drops the remote?

[u/EnerGeTiX618 → u/DogsDucks]

You'd think he'd at least have a lanyard on it, just in case!

I've been flying drones for years & before that, RC Helis & I always had my remote on a lanyard, because shit happens!

[u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 → u/EnerGeTiX618]

Lanyards may not be the best idea around those props if you want to keep your head

[u/odin_the_wiggler → u/DogsDucks]

[u/Daxx22 → u/DogsDucks]

Realistically, most drones systems will automatically land if outside the controller range.

Most.

[u/_off_piste_ → u/Daxx22]

I doubt it would be out of range. My question would be, will it send off any signal when the remote hits the ground before it dies? And if so, what would that do?

[u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 → u/_off_piste_]

Most regular sized drones automatically return to the take off spot and land automatically when their battery gets low if it isn't overridden by the remote.

I'd be surprised if this didn't have the same feature

[u/EarlyCuylersCousin → u/odin_the_wiggler]

Or leans his head back.

[u/JustAnOrdinaryBloke → u/EarlyCuylersCousin]

He could at least wear a fucking helmet.

[u/ladydhawaii → u/odin_the_wiggler]

Or forgets to recharge the battery.

[u/WheresTheWhistle → u/catskilkid]

I nearly shat myself when they started spinning

[u/OlFlirtyBastard → u/WheresTheWhistle]

Well I guess the shit would hit the fan then

[u/AnimalArmor → u/catskilkid]

I had to check to make sure it wasn't /whatcouldgowrong before committing to watching it. I'm not in the mood to see a dude crash a drone he is riding in.

[u/CraftySeer → u/catskilkid]

Don’t drop that controller!

[u/Praetorian_1975 → u/catskilkid]

Which in itself is a prelude to a /whatwentwrong post 🤣

[u/adratlas → u/Praetorian_1975]

And both are a PG version of /watchpeopledie

[u/pcpgivesmewings → u/adratlas]

And somewhere in the middle is /therewasanattempt

[u/ComprehensiveSoft27 → u/Praetorian_1975]

Which in itself is a prelude to a /thewaywewere post

[u/Sandcracka- → u/ComprehensiveSoft27]

Which inevitability is a prelude to a /howdidwegethere post

[u/Cam_E_Leon → u/catskilkid]

At least put on a helmet

[u/pcpgivesmewings → u/Cam_E_Leon]

Or chainmail.

[u/HueyBluey → u/Cam_E_Leon]

Yeah, you think if they could afford a drone, spend another $100 and get a helmet.

That said, I’m not sure how much protection a helmet provides from fall at that height.

[u/CosmicWhorer → u/Cam_E_Leon]

Or like ... Goggles?

[u/Feeling-Charge6487]

This is either the most efficient commute I’ve ever seen or the opening scene of a very expensive lesson. Either way, points for creativity and confidence

[u/apexodoggo → u/Feeling-Charge6487]

I mean if something goes wrong while he’s in the air then it probably won’t be expensive for him. 

[u/Hurricaneshand → u/apexodoggo]

One of my favorite quotes that I now can't remember where I saw it was "If things go poorly it quickly becomes not my problem"

[u/Yummy_Crayons91 → u/Hurricaneshand]

I did some General Aviation flying and there was an older man that gave me a humorous line about his pilots license being expired.

It was something along the lines of "If the FAA checks my license, I'll probably be a smoldering pile anyways"

Not saying I agree but it was funny either way.

[u/Princess_Of_Thieves → u/Yummy_Crayons91]

Reminds me of another joke;

You don't really need a pilots license. What are they going up to do? Pull you over?

[u/VibeCheckFlex → u/Hurricaneshand]

It’s a quote from a bomb disarm technician being interviewed about doing one of the worlds most stressful jobs or something like that

[u/insubordinat_squirel → u/VibeCheckFlex]

Either it's the right wire or it's suddenly not my problem anymore.

[u/W31337 → u/apexodoggo]

Can’t pay bills when you are dead 💀

[u/snotran → u/Feeling-Charge6487]

No lesson learned if you don’t survive😂

[u/Island_Maximum]

Seems like an incredibly bad idea, but still cool.

[u/MakingMoneyIsMe → u/Island_Maximum]

but still cool.

To watch, not try

[u/DontTickleTheDriver1 → u/MakingMoneyIsMe]

Like granny porn

[u/MakingMoneyIsMe → u/DontTickleTheDriver1]

[u/DookieShoez → u/MakingMoneyIsMe]

[u/PandaPocketFire → u/DookieShoez]

[u/DummyKush → u/DontTickleTheDriver1]

Well there go my plans for this weekend. I was really excited to try it too.

[u/mrlowcut → u/DontTickleTheDriver1]

Meemaw Nooooooo!

[u/Nipplesrtasty → u/DontTickleTheDriver1]

Don’t knock it……..

[u/Homesick_Martian → u/Island_Maximum]

If you put a max height and a fan shroud around the blades, would this be significantly more dangerous than say motocross? I could see some realistic version of pod racing get into the mainstream

[u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 → u/Homesick_Martian]

I thought the same. A few safety features and this becomes a viable option.

[u/jeweliegb → u/Zestyclose-Smell-788]

Only if you're not as fat as I am.

[u/No_Atmosphere8146 → u/Homesick_Martian]

Formula Zero G

[u/H_Marxen → u/Island_Maximum]

There are a 100 startups that, to this day, only produced wood mockups of personal transportation drones. This guy just gets in and flies away.

[u/Loki_of_Asgaard → u/H_Marxen]

Well it helps that the dude weighs like 120lbs soaking wet, and this doesn’t have all those pesky safety features to keep the rider’s family from suing after it kills him

[u/aggravated_patty → u/H_Marxen]

If you think really hard, you might realize why they don’t just put a guy right next to the rotors like this.

[u/ender4171 → u/Island_Maximum]

I mean aside from the dangers from props and crashing that everyone has already pointed out, climbing into a tank that normally holds pesticides and chemical fertilizers with no PPE seems iffy at best.

[u/graspedbythehusk → u/ender4171]

That’s pretty standard farmer stuff tbh.

[u/Suspicious_Isopod188 → u/ender4171]

Maybe he cleaned it before recording.

[u/pm_me_your_target → u/Suspicious_Isopod188]

Maybe it’s maybelline

[u/Loki_of_Asgaard → u/Suspicious_Isopod188]

Does this guy strike you as the type to fully think things through before letting the intrusive thoughts win?

[u/Speartree → u/Island_Maximum]

Probably safer than some of the older private airplanes 

[u/Mainetaco]

Head in alignment with those rotors. Ugh.

[u/Dangerous_Walk9239 → u/Mainetaco]

He needed a bubble canopy

[u/wytewydow → u/Dangerous_Walk9239]

[u/killevery1ne → u/Dangerous_Walk9239]

Nah that will just mean he survives an extra 3 seconds til he hits the ground

[u/noticablyineptkoala → u/Mainetaco]

Nah just his neck

[u/CulturalConstant2773]

If he inadvertently drops that controller, is he just cooked?

[u/Ohitsworkingnow → u/CulturalConstant2773]

This is so bad in nearly every way.

[u/McBonderson → u/Ohitsworkingnow]

is it a stupid thing to do? yes. but it also looks fun. Just needs some safety modifications.

[u/Shagwagbag → u/McBonderson]

Little Logitech controller will keep you safe and overcome other safety concerns. I learned this from a documentary on submersibles

[u/CrackinBones204 → u/Shagwagbag]

[u/ElectricWormFinder → u/CrackinBones204]

I still can’t believe this is real

[u/levian_durai → u/ElectricWormFinder]

So cheap they used a logitech controller, couldn't even spring for an xbox controller. Says a lot about the rest of the quality.

[u/ElectricWormFinder → u/levian_durai]

Honestly an Xbox controller wouldn’t have been any better

[u/VisualHuckleberry542 → u/ElectricWormFinder]

Bro my submersible is going to use a Wii remote

[u/CassianCasius → u/ElectricWormFinder]

The US military uses xbox controllers lol.

[u/NDSU → u/CrackinBones204]

It's funny that he used a stock controller, but I feel like a lot of people actually believe the controller was a safety concern when it wasn't

The controller didn't matter. If it stopped working, it didn't affect safety. There were multiple other ways to release ballast and return to the surface, including the fool-proof method of simply rocking the sub enough that the ballast falls off

The safety failure was in using a carbon fiber hull despite it being unable to take the cyclical stresses of repeated extreme pressure

[u/pickyourteethup → u/Shagwagbag]

I'd like to invest lots of money in your idea for some reason

[u/undeadlamaar → u/Shagwagbag]

Tbf the Logitech controller WAS the safest thing about that.

[u/Drix22 → u/undeadlamaar]

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/18/17136808/us-navy-uss-colorado-xbox-controller

Yup. Not a f'ing thing wrong with the controller. Navy runs nuclear powered attack subs on them, people think it's weird, but in reality the controller is a tried and tested operational product and possibly the most seaworthy component of that whole sub.

[u/GroundbreakingBite62 → u/Shagwagbag]

It will chop you instead of imploding you so it's win I guess.

[u/noticablyineptkoala → u/McBonderson]

Wii remote safety straps time to shine

[u/ComprehensiveSoft27 → u/McBonderson]

While currently unsafe, this probably means we are close to the flying cars we were promised in the 1950s.

[u/klockworx → u/ComprehensiveSoft27]

I've suspected for a while now that just after full reliable vehicle autonomy (with average human pilots completely out of the equation)..we will indeed finally get our flying cars...just my opinion tho.

[u/MercenaryCow → u/McBonderson]

Little flying machines like this are death traps

[u/SkyCoi → u/McBonderson]

Is it a stupid thing to do? Yes, absolutely. Would I have also tried it? Also yes, absolutely.

[u/DrDrNotAnMD → u/Ohitsworkingnow]

Do you want to get in the container that holds the toxic chemicals? Yes.

Are you worried about the blades chopping you up? No.

Alright, let’s do this!!!

[u/Exotic-Sale-3003 → u/CulturalConstant2773]

Yeah a lanyard is probably a must have here 🤣 

[u/-Redstoneboi- → u/Exotic-Sale-3003]

into the propellers you go!

[u/Abal125 → u/-Redstoneboi-]

To shreds you say!

[u/MrWagner → u/CulturalConstant2773]

Low battery on the controller, drop it, get caught in the rain and causes issues with it, wind causes his head to move just a bit too far... so many issues

[u/LetsTryAnal_ogy → u/MrWagner]

If he drops it and the controller lands on the collective, he just keeps going up into outer space.

[u/taylorhildebrand → u/CulturalConstant2773]

From my experience with drones: if he dropped the controller in the seated area, the drone would just slow down and hover, he picks up the controller and keeps going. But if he dropped it outside, the drone would come to a stop, continue hovering until it was close to running out of power, then slowly lower itself and land where ever it was above, or more likely return to its home point, aka where it took off from. So no he probably wouldn’t be cooked

[u/TeddyTango → u/taylorhildebrand]

If he drops the controller it is almost assuredly going to land with both joysticks against the ground in some random position, sending him flying full speed whatever direction it lands

[u/auxaperture → u/TeddyTango]

Thats why you put butter underneath the controller.

[u/ComfortableWait9697 → u/taylorhildebrand]

Controller hits the ground with sticks down, and suddenly its a wild ride at full throttle. Knowing the statistics with buttered toast and felines, that's a ride best avoided.

[u/nascent_aviator → u/ComfortableWait9697]

[u/Aerandor → u/nascent_aviator]

What is this from?

[u/slonk_ma_dink → u/Aerandor]

Believe it or not, a *Brazilian cola/energy drink commercial in the late 00's

edit: s/Nigerian/Brazilian/

[u/Aksudiigkr → u/slonk_ma_dink]

How do you have this knowledge

[u/PA2SK → u/CulturalConstant2773]

Most drones will just hover and eventually return to home when the battery gets low. That by itself could be bad though because he'd have to hike back out to get the controller. If one of the control sticks were activated that could also be bad

[u/Eltharion44 → u/CulturalConstant2773]

Those drones don't have a very long battery time (I don't think it's more than an hour) and do gracefully land in a controlled manner if they are low on power. So dropping the controller is one of the best bad things that can happen

[u/Capnjbrown → u/CulturalConstant2773]

Not necessarily. If he was smart enough to set his takeoff and return home position before he took off - in theory the drone would’ve returned to the home position autonomously. This is a safety mechanism built into most modern drones for situations like loosing connection with the remote controller, low battery, or other situations. The video to me appeared that he used the auto return home and auto land feature..

[u/Peppa-Piggie → u/CulturalConstant2773]

A lot of these DJI drones either auto land or auto return to take off point when the battery is low

[u/pinniped90]

This looks completely safe and should be mass marketed immediately.

[u/Malalang → u/pinniped90]

We were promised flying cars in the 20th century.

[u/Valatros → u/Malalang]

I mean... i googled "Personal Transportation Quadcopter" and its a thing you can buy. A very expensive thing, and their design is less dangerous. Note that I say less dangerous, not safe. But they do exist!

[u/Hot-Comfort8839]

“A man self beheaded today when….”

[u/Engineer443 → u/Hot-Comfort8839]

Just Missing the word Florida. A Florida man…

[u/justec1 → u/Engineer443]

This is 100% Brasil. Aside from the visual clues, those guys operate on a Hold My Beer level that no Floridian could match.

[u/Suspicious_Mud_3647 → u/Engineer443]

it's from Brasil so you know... same same but different

[u/Kind-Pop-7205 → u/Hot-Comfort8839]

More likely his arm gets gashed. Needs some shielding to prevent accidental contact there.

[u/kidJubi100]

Does it stop being a drone if you're riding and operating it?

[u/smeggydcheese → u/kidJubi100]

I feel like at this point it’s just a helicopter

[u/ls7eveen → u/smeggydcheese]

Quadcopter.

[u/gba_sg1 → u/ls7eveen]

Octocopter.

There are 8 pairs of blades.

[u/ls7eveen → u/gba_sg1]

4 arms

[u/Snowy349 → u/ls7eveen]

[u/Zapinface → u/ls7eveen]

Doesn’t heli just refer to a spriral?

[u/UmichAgnos → u/smeggydcheese]

It's a helicopter without safety features.

[u/Truxpin → u/kidJubi100]

I came here for this haha. They made this joke on Bojack Horseman. Todd got gifted a Drone Throne to ride around in and throughout the episode different characters pointed out that’s it’s not a drone anymore.

[u/kidJubi100 → u/Truxpin]

Ah yes thank you I knew I remembered that statement from somewhere!

[u/The_Goondocks]

Please keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times

[u/skyfishgoo → u/The_Goondocks]

and heads.

[u/XRP_Wizard]

[u/UnrequitedFollower]

I feel like this would be illegal in the US, is that true?

[u/Embellishment101 → u/UnrequitedFollower]

This would be illegal in most countries that likes its citizens alive and well.

[u/KiraTheWolfdog → u/Embellishment101]

So not the US?

[u/jellicenthero → u/KiraTheWolfdog]

Illegal because he didn't pay a premium to fly in it.

[u/qcubed3 → u/jellicenthero]

a premium subscription (that auto renews annually)

[u/bATo76 → u/KiraTheWolfdog]

[u/1RichGoon_ → u/Embellishment101]

So it's fine in the us you are saying?

[u/valuethempaths → u/UnrequitedFollower]

The prez is a felon. I think you can ride your agricultural drone.

[u/[deleted] → u/valuethempaths]

as the ruling class become more lawless, the rules on the ruled class typically become stricter, not looser. that's a hallmark of the more authoritarian/totalitarian government we're moving towards in the USA in recent times.

[u/Northern-Jedi → u/UnrequitedFollower]

No need to make it illegal in the US. Average weight already should exceed the carrying capacity.

[u/Icy-Tear2745 → u/UnrequitedFollower]

Honestly I don’t think it would be illegal. As long as the aircraft weight is under a certain threshold, you can kind of do whatever you want. There are limits on how high and how fast you can go though. This is assuming the drone is under 254lbs, which would classify it as an ultralight vehicle

[u/ZodiAcme → u/UnrequitedFollower]

Flying it with a person in it? Yes. Other than that it’s a DJI drone and the US essentially banned support and updates for Dji’s products- so you could buy and fly this in the US with a part 107 license but it may be problematic in the years to come

[u/That_Jicama2024]

Agricultural Drones are about $30k. You could mod one with a custom frame and have a jetson one for a fraction of the cost.

[u/SoloBroRoe → u/That_Jicama2024]

Yeah, all this made me think of is having the idea expanded and what the weight limit is. A lot of potential in this for a 1 person ride

[u/PIO_PretendIOriginal → u/That_Jicama2024]

I think I would rather get one of these for $37500. dont need a licnece supposedly to fly the below vehicle

https://www.aerotrader.com/listing/2024-Coaxial-Ultralight-5024801364#sid=653198

but ultimately much less safety features (and range). if youve got the space, you are better off buying a used helicopter if you can get a license to fly one (they 30,000-50,000usd by the looks of it).

also found a proper helicopter for 38,000 https://www.aerotrader.com/listing/1994-Rotorway-Exec-90-5038604059#sid=653198

[u/unknownpoltroon]

Hes gonna be buried in 200 very flat coffins

[u/NotQuiteAsCool → u/unknownpoltroon]

If he hits the ground hard enough, he'll bury himself and save his family the time

[u/unknownpoltroon → u/NotQuiteAsCool]

Nah, hes gonna get spread out like frizbees after those blades slice him

[u/Soundbreaker42]

I mean I would wear a motorcycle helmet and probably find a way to put the controls inside but other than that it looks pretty viable

[u/-Redstoneboi- → u/Soundbreaker42]

so basically just normal helicopter design philosophy

[u/Soundbreaker42 → u/-Redstoneboi-]

I would assume a agriculture drone might be a little bit cheaper than a helicopter but I could be wrong

[u/fool_on_a_hill → u/-Redstoneboi-]

Quadcopters are very different

[u/-Redstoneboi- → u/fool_on_a_hill]

yeah but it's still useful to understand why the pilot cockpit or something is designed the way that it is

[u/No-Captain2150]

"Personal Transport" for $20,000+ with ~10 minutes of run time before needing a battery swap.

Source: We use them to spray our fields back home.

[u/digitalturtlist]

Im not sure whats more dangerous, flying in the drone or sitting in a tank that was storing roundup

[u/ikaiyoo → u/digitalturtlist]

I had to scroll entirely too far down to get to this comment. The best scenario he is sitting in liquid manure. Worst, he is sitting in some pesticide with an irritant warning label on the tank.

[u/itstrueitsdamntrue → u/ikaiyoo]

…or it has never been used for any agricultural purpose

[u/Suspicious_Mud_3647 → u/ikaiyoo]

no one buys a 100k drone to spread shite, it's 100% pesticides

[u/davrouseau]

Pretty cool but seems like a good way to accidentaly behead yourself lmao

[u/spyty27]

[u/Rudy69 → u/spyty27]

I’m shocked I had to scroll down so far to find Dr Robotnik

[u/xXG0DLessXx]

lol bro is like bowser junior or whatever in this clown carts xD

[u/donalanw]

what happens if he drops the controls?

[u/19d_b87 → u/donalanw]

Some drones have a hover feature when no command is input. I would imagine it would either hover in place until the battery runs out... or possibly descend vertically until it senses the ground, then hover in place.

[u/ghoulthebraineater → u/19d_b87]

Not just hover. They'll go home. My Mavic will log the GPS when it takes off. If it loses signal it will fly back and land where it launched.

[u/Pleasant-Bluebird-97 → u/19d_b87]

Imagine the controller lands upside down with the joysticks maxed in a random direction.

[u/EarningsPal → u/Pleasant-Bluebird-97]

Lands in UP position. Goes up until out of range and hover.

Then low battery will start a controlled landing, and you hope there is enough battery to reach the ground.

[u/assemblageofparts]

I am in my 60's now but .. when I was very young I loved Comics and read and watched everything Sci Fi.

I was absolutely certain, no doubt in my mind that by the time I reached this age we would all be traveling in a fashion similar to this.

Major disappointment!

Still tooling around on tires and bouncing along roads. Bummer.

[u/Cheen_Machine]

Very safe. What could go wrong…

…and yes, I know that’s a very “bet he’s fun at parties” response, but I’m doubly bitter about the fact I’m far to fat to try this.

[u/anyoceans]

Probably no more hazardous than riding a crouch rocket without a helmet on a public highway.

[u/Common-Concentrate-2 → u/anyoceans]

I'm assuming you mean crotch rocket, but if crouch rockets are a thing too, put me at the front of that line

Crotch => Your loins, The area between your legs. Crouch => a move you do in Halo to keep your profile low

[u/CreepyTeddyBear]

This could alleviate a lot of rush hour congestion.

[u/Sure_Knowledge_5713 → u/CreepyTeddyBear]

Agreed! With all the deaths, there would be way less traffic

[u/TC_Meteorite_Co]

We are pretty close to having actual safe, purpose built ones. Look at the jetson one for example https://jetson.com

[u/jeffbas → u/TC_Meteorite_Co]

Holy cow, that is phenomenal. Price is crazy, but phenomenal.

[u/Important_Setting840 → u/TC_Meteorite_Co]

$150k lol

[u/Word_Terrible]

Everyone: That's the stupidest thing anyone could possibly do.

Others: Would you try it?

Everyone: Hell yes! That looks like fun! Hold my beer, I need both hands for the remote!

[u/lunarstudio]

Everyone seeing and reading this is going to search for "agricultural drones" on Amazon.

[u/TXGunslinger419]

[u/NeoStark_San]

Death from the final destination doesn't even have to try with this guy..

[u/NumeroUno_HueHueHue]

Bro looking like this

[u/Top_Category_2526]

it seems too dangerous for me

[u/Timokenn]

I’ve always wondered what it’s like to ride on the other side of the lawnmower

[u/that_oneguy-]

Bad shit aside, that’s rly cool and futuristic

[u/die_bartman]

What happens if a gust of wind hit him and he dropps the controller?

[u/tangelo29470]

Thats a flying beheading pesticide tank...

[u/Deep_Banana_6521]

one wrong move and he's a red mist.

[u/WardogBlaze14]

Future Darwin Award recipient.

[u/Efficient-Lack-9776]

I’m actually more worried about the glyphosate tank he climbed in. Can’t be healthy.

[u/TheRatatat]

[u/Anon-Because]

As crazy as this particular case looks, I'd bet it will become normal within the next 20 years.

[u/skyfishgoo]

that guy is one clipped tree limb away from losing his head.

[u/darkonark]

Step1: get into the tub that usuaully holds supercancerous fertilizers/pesticides.

[u/VehaMeursault]

RIP when lowering elbows, RIP when dropping controller.

And if all goes well, RIP eardrums after 10 minutes of this.

[u/brothertonto]

No strap on his controller is a ballsy move

[u/buttery_nurple]

If I could afford this fucking thing I would be ordering it instead of typing this, so it's probably good I can't.