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World cup skier nearly hit by falling drone.

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A drone crash :woot: near four-time defending overall champion Marcel Hirscher marred a World Cup slalom ski race that Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway won by a massive 1.25-second margin on Tuesday.
The drone carrying a TV camera for the broadcast crew crashed to the snow during Hirscher's second run just behind the Austrian. While Hirscher may have been hit by some small pieces, he didn't appear to notice.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/marcel-hirscher-almost-gets-hit-by-falling-drone-in-world-cup-slalom-race-222807935.html


 
Posted : December 22, 2015 11:08 pm
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Wow. That was a large, and apparently heavy drone!

Somebody forgot to charge the batts!

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Posted : December 23, 2015 7:20 am
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Bats? Is that what makes those things fly and move around? Must take tremendous training to teach them how to do that.

What?

Batts? Short for batteries? Huh?...................................Nevermind.


 
Posted : December 23, 2015 7:27 am
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Heh heh. your getting batty in your old age!


 
Posted : December 23, 2015 8:52 am
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Like they used to say............It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.


 
Posted : December 27, 2015 9:26 am