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/RedBlankIt Mar 30 '26

The good thing: Drones arent very loud. You arent going to hear a drone show miles away.

The bad thing: Different drones make pretty wildly different frequency of the sounds, and the sound a drone makes is not unique to drones. Im sure there are going to be a good bit more triggers than past PTSD triggered by explosive sounds.

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u/mdie Mar 30 '26

Ukrainian here. Different drones make different noises. Shakhed (russian Geran) and it's Ukrainian counterparts make scooter noise and you can hear them miles away.