r/interestingasfuck • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist • 2d ago

/r/all A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/Jealous_Priority_228 2d ago

It currently exists, but radiating that much power would undoubtedly be harmful to any humans, or pets, caught in the area. There's a room at a university where you can hold a light bulb, and it'll light up anywhere you hold it.

It's probably smarter to focus on concentrating batteries even more. Electricity is plentiful and renewable.

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u/Somepotato 2d ago

Not necessarily. Directed radiation and lasers are ways to distribute power over a distance without risking people.

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u/sikyon 2d ago

its conceptually straightforward to supply power via a scanning laser, in practice anything that steps betwen the beam line will get burned. There are ways around it but the safety risks are so high it's not practical

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u/Jostain 2d ago

I hope you realise that this is worse than just attaching a wire. Suddenly you have a thing that needs to have direct line of sight to the drone at all times and uses 100 times more power. Solutions don't just need to be cool, they need to be better than the already existing solution.

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u/TapdancingHotcake 2d ago

That sounds terribly like a wire with extra steps

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u/BishoxX 2d ago

Sure , but we are miles off any technology of that nature.

Its like 0.0000001% of magnetic charging

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u/Somepotato 2d ago edited 2d ago

Um...are people holding that power station on the ground? And fyi, radiation isn't inherently harmful...the light, wifi, and heat coming off your phone are all forms of radiation.

Edit: LMAO HE BLOCKED ME "Those aren't forms of electrical radiation" alright buddy what a sore loser.

I was hoping to engage in hypotheticals - not provide this as a 'guaranteed' solution. I think it could work given a proper setup (such as a mesh of drones)

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u/Jealous_Priority_228 2d ago

Shouldn't have tried to have fun with a troll. Those aren't forms of electrical radiation, and you're incorrect.