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Old 10th Dec 2013, 20:56
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On the subject of noise that got a mention in Economist as a possible future nuisance in this brave new world.

I started to ponder the energy cost of general purpose deliveries. Amusingly, Paul Merton on Have I Got News for You was also on similar lines. Bloke from matternet passes judgement on AMZN:

Drone expert: Amazon's hypetastic delivery scheme a pie in the sky ? The Register

Dirigible hybrids, hydrogen come back?

Another question would be the tolerance for some low level of injury and death from something that offers both utility and maybe a lowering elsewhere, e.g. road transport.
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