I raced a homing pigeon against the Internet [video]

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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