Saying non credible af here, but in theory one could add a upwards facing shotgun shells on top of the helmet, triggered by a Camera/proximity sensor if it detects a drone/falling grande. Maybe add a gyroscope to check if the helmet is actually facing upwards before triggering. All in all unit cost could be below 250$

  • 6x 12 gauge shells with bird shot
  • Raspberry pi type controller
  • USB cam
  • Laser distance sensor
  • gyroscope
  • servo trigger
  • ghen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    10 days ago

    I had no idea what I was looking at, so I thought it was a disco ball to confuse light-based sensors and cameras.

  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
    5·
    10 days ago

    Sure thing. Bundle it with a gift certificate for a chiropractor. Also, wouldn’t expended bird shot come raining down on the helmet wearer?

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      Potentially, but at that point it probably would have lost its lethal velocity, so the worst that could happen is it gets stuck in your hair or falls into your shirt or something.

  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    10 days ago

    Load it with Dragon’s Breath shells and add a manual trigger, and it becomes the latest craze for New Year’s parties!

    • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 days ago

      You need to MIC that shit up, there is no way our districts can profit off that.

      Stick a multi strategy drone detector on an MRAP and pair it with an automated proprietary small bore shotgun chaingun. Like a baby Phalanx that shoots .4 bore.

      It will take some time before it stops shooting birds, but all that can be taken care of in future iterations that require retrofitting that is not covered by the maintenance contract.

  • einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    3·
    10 days ago

    Edit: maybe switch that laser distance sensor for a Ultrasonic one, since ultrasonic dosent show up as bright flickering dots in night vision…

  • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    10 days ago

    I feel like the physics behind attaching shotgun shells to your helmet with the intention of shooting down drones would break your neck.

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      With no barrel to really direct the velocity, wouldn’t it be more like attaching a tiny grenade or firecracker than a bullet? In that case the kickback force would be less than out of a regular rifle since the blast velocity is distributed in a radius and not in a singular direction.

  • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 days ago

    in theory one could add a upwards facing shotgun shells on top of the helmet

    Seems like a recipe for neck problems and neck-related fatalities