Amazon Is Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart

Re:Amazon Is Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart by jon-wood on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:59AM (#9946812)

I'm trying to think what you'd use compressed air for here, and the only thing I'm coming up with is some sort of parcel cannon, which while awesome does seem to have a few issues.

What am I missing?

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Re:Amazon Is Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart by kalleboo on Saturday July 25, 2015 @05:48AM (#9947129)

To power drones, presumably. You have the example of Tata's compressed-air car prototype http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cars-runn...

Although I suspect a compressed air tank with enough capacity would be way too heavy for a drone to carry.

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Re:Amazon Is Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart by andyidsinga on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:12PM (#9948427)

yes - that's the type of thing I'm talking about. I've heard of taxi's running on compressed air motors in dense urban environments ..maybe NYC?.

The power to weight ratio is the key issue. Also -- noise could be an issue too -- want to have quiet deliveries.

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Re:Amazon Is Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart by andyidsinga on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:09PM (#9948416)

although the parcel cannon is a fantastic idea! ..not to different from how my paper is thrown at my house at 4am today :)

I'm thinking parcel cannon + small airbag bumpers and maybe a little parachute to slow decent at exactly the right time :)

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Re:Amazon Is Now Worth More Than Wal-Mart by andyidsinga on Saturday July 25, 2015 @02:08PM (#9948411)

compressed air motor (edit>) and tank instead of electric motor and batteries.

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