At first, it seemed like drones were harmless. They're relatively small, they're fun to fly, they take great video—it didn't really seem like drones could do any harm.
Then, as the tech became more and more popular, problems started to arise. Complaints of noise pollution, invasion of privacy, drones going where they shouldn't—people suddenly realized that whoever was piloting the drone made a big difference. Thankfully, most drone-related incidents were relatively self-contained, and they didn't affect all that many people ... until now.
On Monday afternoon, Oct. 26, a small quadcopter drone in West Hollywood, Calif., accidentally collided with some nearby power lines. Somewhat predictably, this completely knocked out power in the surrounding area: for three hours, roughly 650 local residents were without power until the Los Angeles City Fire Department was able to restore it.
On its own, it doesn't sound all that bad, but the implications of a crash like this are.
As of this writing, no arrests have been made.
