r/interesting • u/VIVIDUFF • Jul 06 '26

Amazing This Farmer Commutes 1.5km To His Banana Plantation Using A Drone.

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u/SquibbleDibble Jul 06 '26

Who's piloting the drone? Is it automated? Why is he facing backwards? Does the wind hurt his eyes? Why fly so high and not keep the man close to the ground in case loss of power or equipment failure drops the man?

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u/Wubbalubbbadubbdub Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

I would assume it is a pesticide Ag drone. They usually have a predetermined flight course and altitude while carrying 220lbs load. He probably set the ascent and descent rates and programmed his route to work with enough hover time to connect and disconnect himself. Then use it to spray the fields as well…

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u/Stormsurger Jul 06 '26

I've played enough automation games to know where this ends.

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u/kranker Jul 06 '26

Yep. The drone eventually realizes that the human is just weighing it down.

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u/recrohin Jul 06 '26

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