I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video]

Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by ketanmaheshwari on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:05PM (#37311605)

What if they used drones in place of pigeons? Much more reliable and leaving them birds alone.

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Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by xyst on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:07PM (#37311634)

I think the speed of drones is mostly constant and known. Pick a model, get its top speed from the spec, and just calculate it. No need to perform any real experiment.

Plus this is more fun to watch :)

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Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by gwill on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:17PM (#37311750)

wind would still affect the speed and direction of the drone.

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Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by fdwlbs on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:31PM (#37311929)

I suppose it depends a lot on what drone one is actually considering, but I'll bet compared to most drones, the pigeon has much better range.

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Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by aziaziazi on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:45PM (#37312103)

Also

- food may be easier to source than electricity in certain rural area

- auto scale mating

- no replacement part shortage

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Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:02PM (#37313127)

I suspect that training time for a pigeon is a lot longer than programming time for a drone.

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Re:I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video] by RoyalHenOil on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:51PM (#37314630)

There is a legality aspect as well. Drones are not permitted to fly in all places. Where I live, they can't fly above private property (without the property owner's permission) or near airports.

Such rules, of course, do not apply to birds.

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