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Dennis Donovan

(28,606 posts) Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:28 PM Dec 15

Drone poll

Just to be annoying on a Sunday night. I'm going to do something I rarely do... post an unscientific internet poll.

Since the drone story's been dominating the news, I'm curious. What do you think we're seeing?

92 votes, 14 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Conventional aircraft mistaken for drones
	3 (3%)
	Commercial drones that operate at night
	6 (7%)
	An increase in drone hobbyists operating their aircraft at night (law allows this as of 2021)
	31 (34%)
	A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly
	17 (18%)
	A foreign military operation
	4 (4%)
	Good ol' swamp gas
	2 (2%)
	This is panic - there is no unusual aerial activity
	29 (32%)
	14 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Drone poll (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Dec 15 OP

These aren't the drones you're looking for! (Jedi mind trick) nt Shermann Dec 15 #1

Okay that's gold. underpants Dec 15 #2

Aliens. Aliens. Aliens !!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Dec 22 #28

Fox News tried to stir up a panic about balloons last year. nt doc03 Dec 15 #3

Incels having the time of their lives, making news. Silent Type Dec 15 #4

Mass hallucinations dweller Dec 15 #5

Aliens Option? You have ruined the poll. DontBelieveEastisEas Dec 15 #6

Consider that a write-in option. Dennis Donovan Dec 15 #8

A thing flying near my house, also near Patuxent River Naval air station, southern MD: elleng Dec 15 #7

Was it just one or did you see more than one? Dennis Donovan Dec 15 #10

Just one, elleng Dec 15 #20

Why did you omit "Aliens" from the poll? JoseBalow Dec 15 #9

Mostly the first one -misanthroptimist Dec 15 #11

Poll is missing "Combination of the Above", and "Aliens Obviously" options. "Be Better" DontBelieveEastisEas Dec 15 #13

Drones developed by the Broligarchy n/t AntiFascist Dec 15 #12

Ding ding ding. meadowlander Dec 15 #19

Amazon test driving an annoying new delivery system! jfz9580m Dec 16 #21

a manifestation of dark energy DBoon Dec 15 #14

I just want a ride True Dough Dec 15 #15

Ask Elon IcyPeas Dec 15 #16

The governor's drones turned out to be the Big Dipper. Iggo Dec 15 #17

Dammit, no options for UFO's Polybius Dec 15 #18

Military & A.I. predictive policing surveillance Trexmaster Dec 16 #22

Those drones are angels driving around. nt leftyladyfrommo Dec 16 #23

Santa's elves flying around to check on who's naughty/nice then run back to Santa with findings. SheilaAnn Dec 16 #24

One of the categories should be: bif Dec 16 #25

Yep 😹 Meowmee Dec 22 #29

WRITE-IN : GQP ran out of things to blame on President Biden, Jack Valentino Dec 16 #26

Other: "Otherworldly" craft from another.... CoopersDad Dec 22 #27

Parents trying out the hobby drones they got for their kid's Christmas.... haele Dec 22 #30

Shermann

(8,779 posts)

1. These aren't the drones you're looking for! (Jedi mind trick) nt

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:30 PM

Dec 15

underpants

(188,269 posts)

2. Okay that's gold.

Reply to Shermann (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:32 PM

Dec 15

Trueblue1968

(18,379 posts)

28. Aliens. Aliens. Aliens !!!!!!!!!

Reply to Shermann (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:44 PM

Dec 22

doc03

(37,297 posts)

3. Fox News tried to stir up a panic about balloons last year. nt

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:34 PM

Dec 15

Silent Type

(8,021 posts)

4. Incels having the time of their lives, making news.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:37 PM

Dec 15

dweller

(25,457 posts)

5. Mass hallucinations

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:39 PM

Dec 15

😳

✌🏻

DontBelieveEastisEas

(1,210 posts)

6. Aliens Option? You have ruined the poll.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:39 PM

Dec 15

Dennis Donovan

(28,606 posts)

8. Consider that a write-in option.

Reply to DontBelieveEastisEas (Reply #6)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:41 PM

Dec 15

elleng

(137,822 posts)

7. A thing flying near my house, also near Patuxent River Naval air station, southern MD:

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:41 PM

Dec 15

Dennis Donovan

(28,606 posts)

10. Was it just one or did you see more than one?

Reply to elleng (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:45 PM

Dec 15

Last night, DUer SaveOurDemocracy saw multiple drones over their house in Chester Co, PA:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219821655

elleng

(137,822 posts)

20. Just one,

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 09:35 PM

Dec 15

@ time of moon-setting, but have seen a couple day-times.

JoseBalow

(6,283 posts)

9. Why did you omit "Aliens" from the poll?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:45 PM

Dec 15

-misanthroptimist

(1,255 posts)

11. Mostly the first one

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:46 PM

Dec 15

With a healthy dose of panic and a couple of the other mundane explanations thrown in to complete the package.

DontBelieveEastisEas

(1,210 posts)

13. Poll is missing "Combination of the Above", and "Aliens Obviously" options. "Be Better"

Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:16 PM

Dec 15

AntiFascist

(12,995 posts)

12. Drones developed by the Broligarchy n/t

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:00 PM

Dec 15

meadowlander

(4,812 posts)

19. Ding ding ding.

Reply to AntiFascist (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 09:33 PM

Dec 15

This is some corporate "top secret" test programme that they forgot to clear with the relevant authorities.

jfz9580m

(15,584 posts)

21. Amazon test driving an annoying new delivery system!

Reply to AntiFascist (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:02 AM

Dec 16

Well I am half-kidding which is increasingly my take on most everything these days.
We are all screwed any which way-why worry about it?

Don’t take life so serious..it ain’t noway permanent as I see it!

Except for the broligarchy and Ray Kurzweil who will merge with machines and live forever!

(And believe it or not, i am actually high on life not booze!)

DBoon

(23,389 posts)

14. a manifestation of dark energy

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:17 PM

Dec 15

better than aliens, there is evidence for the existence of dark energy, but no evidence for intelligent being on other planets

True Dough

(21,537 posts)

15. I just want a ride

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:26 PM

Dec 15

Are they arranging for pick-ups yet?

IcyPeas

(23,098 posts)

16. Ask Elon

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:33 PM

Dec 15

Iggo

(48,688 posts)

17. The governor's drones turned out to be the Big Dipper.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:38 PM

Dec 15

So I think most of it is people looking up at night who don’t usually look up at night.

And I could be wrong. But that’s my best guess.

Polybius

(19,008 posts)

18. Dammit, no options for UFO's

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 09:29 PM

Dec 15

I chose the next closest one: A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly.

Trexmaster

(29 posts)

22. Military & A.I. predictive policing surveillance

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:21 AM

Dec 16

There's this option:

A US military operation so secret they cannot disclose it publicly

Then, there's another that isn't being considered: surveillance.

The DoD is in the final phases of "legitimizing" JDAC2 to the general public in the US & the rest of the world, and on the [law] enforcement the police, federal agencies, are in the works of implementing predictive policing using A.I. tools.