Hasta La Ideas

Last night on the American news program 60 Minutes, Amazon skipper Jeff Bezos unveiled the company’s plans to have packages delivered not by strapping UPS men, but by autonomous drones that it is impossible for your girlfriend to develop a crush on. It turns out that 86% of Amazon packages are under five pounds, a very do-able payload capacity for our little octo-rotor friends. With well-placed distribution centers, Amazon reckons that “Prime Air Delivery,” as they’re calling it, will get package delivery times down to just 30 minutes for those living in the right zones.

Here’s what it would look like in action, using footage purportedly from an actual test flight:

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