fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for trackingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square210linkfedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down111cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1692arrow-down1external-linkTech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes Wi-Fi guidance, ballistics calculations, optional camera for trackingwww.tomshardware.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square210linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 days agoIt’s not a MANPAD really. The sensor package has no IR sensor (or radar unit) and no way to proximity fuse. It has GPS, accelerometer and barometric pressure. It’s more like a rocket powered artillery shell than an anti-air weapon. Or, given the lack of payload, it’s more like a high speed burrito delivery device.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·2 days ago it’s more like a high speed burrito delivery device. See, now you’ve got my interest.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·2 days agofuture Taco Bell vs future Del Taco during dinner rush:
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoAnd as we all know, Taco Bell won the Franchise Wars.
It’s not a MANPAD really.
The sensor package has no IR sensor (or radar unit) and no way to proximity fuse.
It has GPS, accelerometer and barometric pressure. It’s more like a rocket powered artillery shell than an anti-air weapon.
Or, given the lack of payload, it’s more like a high speed burrito delivery device.
See, now you’ve got my interest.
future Taco Bell vs future Del Taco during dinner rush:
And as we all know, Taco Bell won the Franchise Wars.
aww i wanted Taco Time