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Re:Drone-fired peanut butter pellets: A government plan to s... by mc32 on Saturday July 16, 2016 @01:14AM (#12105324)
Good point about the safety. That said, a nice Ag Cat or Snow AT can carry a hefty load of those pellets in the hopper and spread it with venturi or even a centrifugal broadcaster. Probably a ton or two or more?
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Re:Drone-fired peanut butter pellets: A government plan to s... by niels_olson on Saturday July 16, 2016 @01:25AM (#12105342)
Yeah, that was my thought. Cost per hour, drone wins. Cost per pound, above some limit, the plane wins.
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