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My low-rent version of the drone delivery idea is the burrito cannon.

You order burritos via your phone. When they're ready, your phone tells you to go stand outside. Once there's a solid GPS fix, a precise, high-powered catapult throws the delivery package way up in the air. Like a smart bomb, it uses tailfin guidance to home in on your phone, popping a 'chute at the end.



What's mind blowing is that when you break this down, it's more or less achievable, minus regulation snafus regarding launching projectiles in a populated area.


One of my more outlandish fantasies is a point-to-point transit system built out of enormous catapults & nets that operates similarly...


That coincides with my vision of people traveling around the city in the air in clear spheres arcing gracefully across the sky...


A friend and I have joked about doing this with bread.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3719213


http://tacocopter.com/ ? Is this you or is tacocopter a joke that inspired you, by chance?




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