Watch Drones Crash Into Dummies, in the Name of Science

[@pizzatacoburger]

What a waste of good drones.....

[@arshdeepthind6820]

Wow that's a waste of like 15,000 dollars worth of drones...

[@dogzer]

they spoiled it only for hipsters

[@daradevlin4093]

+Yougotnomilk dji drones didn't , it's the 1%that are idiots that use drones like fucking retards and ruin it for the 99% that use them responsibly

Ridiculous! We can also hurt ourselves by peeling potatoes ... with a chainsaw or a lawn mower ... Above all, never cross the road ....

[@brutalwookie]

You peel potatoes with a chainsaw or a lawnmower??!!? Well good luck to you sir

[@removedremoved5826]

Am i the only one thinking, WHY KILL THE HELPLESS DRONES

[@AlbaderBohamad]

I'm attending Virginia tech university, and being a drone and racing quadcopter hobbiest. I'm really disappointed of how dumb this taste was, and how it was a real waste of great quality drones...

[@nathansivapalasundram6441]

Can we talk about how that inspire hit the target at full speed and didn’t break.

[@theblukatlife]

The test was wrong. They used a Metal and plastic dummy, they wasted thousands of dollars of probably Tax Paid research using the wrong dummy. My Phantom 3 Standard did a deep cut on my arm because I stupidly tried to grab it from the air. That scar has been there for like 4 months, the blades are sharp to make deep cuts. If you send a drone towards a person fast enough the blades would not cut them much they will just break. I grabed the drone mid air and it went to the side and it cut my arm. I am proud of my Scar because is a tattoo well made using something I liked haha. And it reminds me of the dangers of using drones around people.

[@burtgummer463]

Krizx600 My Aton quadcopter has aftermarket carbon fiber props that will cut you clear to the bone..if unfortunate enough to get in the way.

[@SumsarTheThird]

yeah... i crashed a homebuild quadcopter with 15" carbon props into a barn once,. once side of one of the props had broken off while embedding itself deep in the wood. it was in so tight that i couldn't just pull it out again. so yeah, the propellers material is a determinative factor in this equation! Could you imagine a 2700kv motor with a carbon triblade on it ? if would make kebab of us mortals.

[@ilikefire0]

Krizx600 scar lasting 4 months is pretty good......scars dont usually go away ever

[@32mindset]

I think what he meant was that the Cut lasted for 4 months... I once had a really bad Gash falling off a hiking trail and the wound lasted for a good two and a half months

[@howlingwolven]

They're testing impacts, not cuts.

[@mr.b6917]

Not safer drones just smarter people.

[@mrvideouploader7]

the drones can literally fly themselves so there is only a person to blame

[@SkyFireDrone2022]

So why not use ballistic gel to ascertain laceration damage vs impact damage?

[@pappaclutch3266]

This must be "Headless" mode ..

[@Alvin-eq5rc]

It’s incredible how newer drone are getting safe and safe from each releases. Same as commercial aviation. Sensors etc..

Not much said on the results. And from the images we see.... Nothing to fit that catastrophic description

[@BoopSnoot]

They just don't have enough mass or velocity, so this is BS. That said, a larger drone's blades would easily slice open someone's face or neck and do serious damage to the nose/eyes/lips/ears/throat (the latter of which could create a real bleeder).

[@mrvideouploader7]

but... but... don't you know drones will easily make a manned aircraft instantly explode upon impact causing in hundreds of deaths

[@TallGardenGnome]

So.... what are the results?

[@FPV420.]

The results are drones are safe but we'll keep regulations strong because we can :)

[@dogzer]

For the look of it ... it's about the same as getting slapped in the face

[@fuflang]

A conclusion without any evidence. Sure sounds like God all right.

[@diocattivo1079]

i fainted because of a slap batch !

[@mrvideouploader7]

fatal decapitation by the looks of it...

[@septalibransyah]

they wasted thousands of dollars...

[@GS250Premiun]

Science? No... Hysterical Paranoia? Yes...

[@napamodesto8001]

So....did the drone make varsity?

[@gravydavy9930]

Lets just take a minute of silence for all the drones killed in this video....

[@jsl151850b]

I would have thought hand injuries for the operator and eye injuries for bystanders would have been the most common.

[@david_gaffer]

Rip phantom, inspire and matrice. We never forget you guys

[@EthanStachler]

Yeah all of those drones where, DJI

[@AnthonyMcAfee]

Drones are already safe as long as the pilot isn't an idiot. Needless regulations...

[@TheRoemer1]

The risk I see from Drones (and yes, i'm a miniquad pilot) are not the G-Forces, it's cutting. Why has not one test portal (not even Mythbusters/Adam as I remember) done tests with a Raceminiquad and a Rubber dummy... Is it possible to cut through a neck with Propellers slicing through air at 37000+ RPMs... and every Pilot who has a friend, who has a friend, who has... we know these things cut, we've all seen the pics... but can it be deadly...?

[@JboFPV]

TheRoemer1 If you held it there and intentionally tried to, possibly. However with the props they'll either break before it becomes lethal or bend, I've ran into my leg before and since it bent I didn't even have a cut, just a bruise.

[@TheRoemer1]

Jbo FPV hopefully your answer is true and we never have to hear from a killed quadpilot. Sounds like you were also very lucky... a friend of mine got cuts in the face deep to the bone because his quad armed and gave power when plugging in... so still not sure if it could be stron enough for the neck... thats why a test would be great ;)

[@AnthonyMcAfee]

I'm sure it could be lethal depending on the props/motors/batteries you are using. 3S battery, weak motors, and bendy props probably wouldn't hurt you too badly, but 4S or 5S with really stiff props would probably do some damage. Kinda dumb that they didn't test that kind of thing in this test.

[@howlingwolven]

CF props are a whole different beast. Those things are rigid as hell and *will* stab you.

[@richard_darwin]

It hurts seeing those poor drones die. Think of their families

[@LFLoTiTo]

The conclusion is that a full speed drone hit on your head may cause injuries, therefore strict regulations will be applied. Of course those injuries are not as bad as getting hit by a full speed bycicle, which causes numerous deaths every year, but we are all used to that so no authorization is required.

[@kika622]

Just give these drones to me instead of breaking them on purpose😭😭😭

[@hemiacetal1331]

I mean let's be honest for a second and say that drones are actually dangerous to people if the pilot doesn't know how to fly one.

[@mojavegeospatialsolutions5497]

Wait a second, you mean if something flying at 20mph hits me in the head it could injure me and now that said object needs to be made safer. Right, good looking out...

[@ventilator98]

I find it HILARIOUS to see people getting hurt with drones!

[@dimitrygordon2208]

It's a sad reflection on our society that the government can now regulate the life out of everything.

[@noppenzahler6959]

Getting a chair in the face also hurts

[@Hunter-jj6wt]

So your saying if he told me how he died it would be “ a drone crashed into my face “ .

[@AMAStudios]

It is pretty obvious that the most dangerous part is the >12" propellers spinning at 8K RPM. The drone itself will be slightly more painful than a football to the face, but the propellers will rip apart your head.

[@LeteckeVideo]

How big is probability the drone flying horizontally hit you into the face? Similar like you are going to be hit by the car falling from the sky. Quite wasted money.

[@pappaclutch3266]

It's called headless mode..

[@larnizzo91]

Relevant research tht seems applicable to daily life. If u own a drone

[@dvwatts]

Wow, the Inspire was ready for round 2.

[@harryfpv5187]

i dont think people should fly drones if they are stupid enough to crash into someones face.

[@metalgeartex3289]

You watch. We drone flyers will be required to wear helmets and pads.

[@squaller9254]

it pains me to see those beautiful things crashed on purpose

[@shelekhov]

Well, we already fully resolved the insanely rare cases of cars hitting the humans. Let's concentrate our full scale paranoia on dangerous drones, with numerous daily casualties from them.

[@user-fj4mb5jh8o]

You can enforce adding propeller ducts and other things that they discussed or just not fly over people.

[@locouk]

Welcome to the nanny state.

[@shannonashley3469]

really they destroyed over $20000 worth of drones

[@matthiaskluth2645]

.....how many Dollar died today?

[@AnthonyMcAfee]

Matthias Kluth too many.

[@andrewrobotbuilder]

That looked painful. For the drone.

[@xxtherealonionxx1145]

Whelp there goes 10000 dollars down the drain

[@marcus-fh3sm]

Person 1: We'll call it drones crashing into dummies. Person2: But then we'll sound like idiots who waste there time killing dummies Person 1: How about we add in the name of science at the end

[@Prof310]

I'm no dummy expert but shouldn't they have used the jelly-like dummy?

[@MattacksRC]

The props would sushi out of your face.

[@igutierrez0984]

Wouldn't mind seeing a parachute system in future drone designs. Saw my phantom fall to its death from about 400 ft.

[@SteveCubis]

Right, because our faces are made from hard solid plastic

[@nightmareinaction629]

I love how these are getting test while an rc helicopter never got this. Why because not every idiot can fly a helicopter as they are harder

[@pearl4304]

He just sit there having fun

[@ilovemikuzr3567]

Next time, do it with a *racing drone* as those are far more dangerous...

[@csselement]

As bowling balls become more commonplace, the risk of physical harm from an unskilled bowler or out-of-control bowling ball increase. Researchers at Vagina Tech are finding out how to make these balls safer.

[@jctgf]

bad tests. what happens if the blades hit people's flash and eyes? what if the drone falls from 300 feet high onto someone's head?

[@ilikefire0]

I feel so sad for the poor drones wat did they do to deserve this

[@Colton_Acree]

We don't need safer drones, we need safe pilots.

[@adicam23]

The inspire is literally a beast, it never breaks and if u see a crash video abt one of has nearly any damage

[@chadypoo56]

Those poor drones. The inspire and matrice the phantom. Those poor drones

[@joshuaclough4641]

Let's see. A hobby where you fly around in the air above people's heads, quite usually not over crowds of people, and with that tiny chance it randomly falls, on a random person, is so minuscule, it's not even funny. RD airplanes can weight 10x as much as these and they don't have the scrutiny. A drone is not going to fly into someone's head at 5 feet, it's going to fall down on them. Look for the impact of an object with a terminal velocity that's very low.

[@macanix8072]

what a waste of drones... and a waste of research time. Work on something useful... like a 18650 or a 2170 with a capacity of +5000mAh. That would be useful.

[@paulkazjack]

So what horrific incidents warranted these tests?

[@m3528i]

Did we do a study on RC planes yet? I’m sure you could get a bigger building out of another unnecessary study of kites..

[@jonc67uk]

Simple really. Don't let idiots with money buy ready to fly drones. If you're smart enough to build your own multirotor, you won't be making any of the dumb mistakes phantom owners seem unable to avoid..

[@voongnz]

They could have saved their time and money and just watched that mythbusters episode.

[@gagatai]

Make safer drone ? So why birds still attack drone , why didn’t the propellor chop birds into pieces but instead got attacked by them.

[@Swess2908]

they couldve just watched youtube videos shm

[@SlenderCamGaming]

Can you do tests with a pedestrian being hit by a car next?

[@mrvideouploader7]

How do i apply for the "pedestrian" position

[@SlenderCamGaming]

@@mrvideouploader7 I don't think it's a role you need to apply for it, just try brake checking a car on a zebra crossing

[@mrvideouploader7]

@@SlenderCamGaming well last time i tried this, i failed to realize the vehicle had a crash avoidance system and managed to break before hitting me

[@SlenderCamGaming]

@@mrvideouploader7 Sounds like a successful test to me

[@joelw445]

Ok, I get it, but what are the chances that You will fly your drone into your head or someone else's head at 35 mph?

[@averyseeton4037]

I have no words for how sad I am about those poor amazing dji drone

[@mavica130]

Why don’t you geniuses figure out Real World Problems and Stop Wasting Money on this garbage

[@takocorp4898]

Seriously time to pass some mandatory helmet laws for drone operators and spectators. This is scary

[@JamilahandMarcel]

SMH No results....what is the measured impact? Assignment must be negative drone propaganda. "What can scare people into banning drones? Let's drive 40 mph directly into a dummy, and play it back in slow motion! ✅Impact."

[@jeffreygrose9971]

People just have to be careful that's all

[@LeP0tato]

Glad they did not use spark

[@Weird-City]

That told us nothing! Bit pointless really.

[@KingFPV]

John Coggins flyin drones into noggins

[@DirtyPlumbus]

Chief Engineer Virginia Tech/ FAA How convenient.

[@daneldridge]

I had to get 7 stitches from my drone.

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

Virginia tech. That school isn't that safe...

[@brianbryan6636]

How about this don't do stupid stuff with the drone's and every one will be all good.

[@baccarah7010]

19000 kv motors, wich you can find on custom racing drones, can easily cut off a finger.

[@SunnyFLBoy]

you're just destroying drones that's all.

[@darkspd31]

Not gonna happen, adds too much weight so reduces battery life

[@markfarrelly1623]

more like VIRGIN tech lelelelele amirite

[@j.m7555]

Mark Farrelly very immature 😔

[@olive7831]

Those poor drones, those people should have got out of the way

[@russnbish]

So make drones fly like crap. Make them a flying pillow that brakes apart. Awesome. I will stick with a solid carbon fiber frame.

[@lukasd4575]

can u please give us these expensive drones instead of destroying them..?

[@jasonluong9889]

We need baseball hitting face test.

[@neishy]

All this "research" and where are the results? Could it be that they aren't as dangerous as the hype would have you believe, and the results don't back up the hype.

[@happybugsgamer6892]

Ouch

[@capalert1301]

You guys are acting like drones are made for crashing into humans.

[@danielrojas6310]

Waste of 500$ - 2000$ wow grown ups these days

[@usn5033]

thousands or even millions of dollars wasted for "science"

[@smerkkwads3235]

This video shows how ignorant law makers are about quad's. Most pilots practice safety first anyway and has no desire to go beyond what is concedared to be unsafe . You will always get a noob who don't know what they are doing but that's where education begin's.

[@RealUnknownGamer827]

I'm sorry but I keep thinking it's a real person and I keep flinching fml

[@liileejade8861]

What about the cuts.

[@ojmotswane]

Y’all got any of them results?

[@ItzNicks]

In my opinion wasting dji drones are wasted. DJI cost a lot

[@michaelwilkes0]

so the result is ...

[@limb0xz]

You better staahhp... staaaahhhhhp