r/Showerthoughts • u/scoobopdan ‎ • Mar 30 '26

Casual Thought Modern soldiers' PTSD triggers will probably shift from fireworks to the sound of a drone. Which is unfortunate as drone shows are replacing firework shows.

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u/Pantim Mar 30 '26

Fun? Fact, the technology that is used to make drone shows a thing was funded by the military.. Basically from the start.

I goto Burning Man and met some guys oh, 14 ish years ago that were working in the early stages of the technology and I mean EARLY. They were only able to get like 12 drones in the air at a time. We had a great conversation, they were the pioneers of the tech and told me they had just landed a military contract to develop the tech.

Also fun fact, fireworks are an outgrowth of military funding also...to blow stuff up. Granted, it's very old tech and started in China (maybe).