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− | {{w|Amazon Prime Air}} is a conceptual | + | {{w|Amazon Prime Air}} is a conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development by Amazon.com. While on one level he thinks the idea is cool, [[Cueball]] worries about living in an sci-fi dystopia, with those drones flying all around him, tracking his actions, etc. In the third panel, [[Megan]] suggests to send a message to Congress, suggesting a law for making the stealing of drones legal. This would alleviate the problem of drones flying around everywhere because people would catch them to use for themselves. |
This tactic may not work as well as planned; drones will likely simply fly higher or employ other security measures since there are no regulations on drone behavior. | This tactic may not work as well as planned; drones will likely simply fly higher or employ other security measures since there are no regulations on drone behavior. | ||
− | The title text suggests one of | + | The title text suggests one of four things: |
*Amazon is out of stock of butterfly nets due to everyone purchasing them to catch drones with, implying many people had the same idea like Megan. | *Amazon is out of stock of butterfly nets due to everyone purchasing them to catch drones with, implying many people had the same idea like Megan. | ||
*Amazon doesn't want people stealing their drones, so the nets are just suspiciously "unavailable". | *Amazon doesn't want people stealing their drones, so the nets are just suspiciously "unavailable". | ||
− | *Non-Amazon | + | *Non-Amazon persons controlling the drones have pre-emptively purchased them all. |
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*Amazon's drones have already become self-aware, and have altered the database in order to prevent their capture. | *Amazon's drones have already become self-aware, and have altered the database in order to prevent their capture. | ||
− | + | The 'sci-fi dystopia' Cueball is talking about, might be a reference to {{w|Vulcan's Hammer|P.K Dick's 'Vulcan's Hammer'}}, in which the earth in the year 2029 is surrounded by black flying hammers all around humanity. | |
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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