Saved by the drone
Not all heroes wear capes; some rock a drone. Over the weekend, two 17-year-olds, who were caught in a riptide off the coast of Australia’s Lennox Beach, were rescued by a drone which dropped an inflatable pod, giving the two boys something to hold on to.
The drone called Little Ripper, operated by lifeguard Jai Sheridan, is really representative of the great ways tech can save a life using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). We often see the intrusive and terrifying possibilities of using a drone, whether it’s through episodes of Black Mirror or international headlines of espionage.
The marine pod dropped to save the swimmers — I still don’t understand why people would venture that far out, the sea calls for respect — is a a water-activated inflatable lifebuoy with a Shark Shield electromagnetic shark repellent, a whistle and a sea anchor. Pretty nifty and a definite call to the good such tech can bring.
Not Safe For Wasp (NSFW)
It’s not the Internet if it’s totally un-perverse, let’s face it. So when the first image of The Wasp from Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp was revealed, the first thing people noticed was the unmistakable phallic shape on The Wasp’s armour. Whoever sketched out that costume clearly didn’t turn the picture upside down.
It’s definitely not the Internet if memes weren’t born out of complete desires to unsee everything. And let’s be real, it’s not as though the majority of Marvel’s fans are mature; the film isn’t the first in movie history to have an oopsie with some questionably-shaped costumes, rock formations, architecture… you get the idea.
Let’s hope the film is going to be so good that we can see beyond the shapes that will spring into action.
Rants and ramblings from excursions in cyberspace
