ThePeriodicPooper t1_je69xqo wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:38 PM Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone kinda sad that our greatest technological achievements pretty much always come into existence as a result of war. Permalink 1
ThePeriodicPooper t1_jaevut1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:53 PM Reply to Aurora Australis seen just an hour from Perth at Mount Dale [OC] 4662 x 3142 by VLWphotography soooo should we be worried? Permalink 1
ThePeriodicPooper t1_je69xqo wrote
Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
kinda sad that our greatest technological achievements pretty much always come into existence as a result of war.