drone takedown tools: beam guns and eagles

[Jon]

I think we might end up with basic inexpensive household anti-drone devices that attach to a roof or exterior wall. Right now, there are two FAA-issued legal distinctions surrounding drones: registration (any remotely-piloted aircraft flown outdoors and weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds must be registered), and line-of-sight (if you remotely pilot an aircraft out of your line of sight, as opposed to, say a model airplane, you need additional training and certification as a drone pilot). These both make sense, and we'll see how they play out.

There is a great irony surrounding the dual creation and destruction of technology inspired by warfare. On the one hand, we build stuff to destroy stuff. On the other hand, we are still reliant on conflict to motivate creation and advancement of technology. Right now I'm working on a great Tool Talk post involving World War I, World War II, The Cold War, aviation, engineering history, and lots of old black-and-white photos of machinery. The biggest theme is the interplay between metalforming and warmaking. Working title: "The Largest Tool in the World".