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Re:Drone Hobbyists Angered by Congress Ending the Aerial Wil... by alistairSH on Friday September 28, 2018 @08:25AM (#18092756)
It really depends on the drone.

Those small toy drones? Yeah, might cut you a bit if the rotor cages aren't installed.

Something heavier like a DJI Phantom? Even if the blades don't cut you, those carry enough mass/speed to seriously injure.

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Re:Drone Hobbyists Angered by Congress Ending the Aerial Wil... by Balero on Friday September 28, 2018 @09:54AM (#18093335)
I mean yeah of course. I was talking about small hobby drones.

Taking it to the absurd, if you get hit by one of those Reapers[0] you might get really seriously injured!

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper

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