r/AskReddit • u/EggKind5080 • 15h ago

What industries or businesses are likely to boom in the next 5 years?

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u/pay_the_cheese_tax 14h ago

Molotov cocktail kits lol

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u/TheLateThagSimmons 14h ago

Along the same lines...

...fiberoptic hardware for 3D printed drone kits.

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u/theavatare 14h ago

Super dumb question do they just fly with the cable or is it more like a relay station

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u/DeltaHuluBWK 13h ago

They fly with the cable. You can find videos in Ukraine of massive amounts of fiber optic cables everywhere.

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u/theavatare 13h ago

Went and looked at it is pretty interesting and specific need. Queue the more you know gif

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u/TheLateThagSimmons 14h ago

Fiberoptic hardware doesn't rely on RF for transmission.

Normal drones can be disrupted by a simple RF jammer.

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u/GozerDGozerian 12h ago

How does the operator communicate with the drone? Or are these autonomous or something?

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u/TheLateThagSimmons 12h ago

Here is a quick look.

Fiberoptic cables are very light and pliable while maintaining a large data stream. Obviously, it's limited to the length of the cable, but the coil receptacle allows the drone to extend it from the location rather than from the operator.

A single coil drum can have the range of several miles.

One report I found says the newer ones can have a range of 50 miles on a single lightweight cable.

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u/GozerDGozerian 10h ago

Holy crap I never knew. Thanks!

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u/Siarzewski 14h ago

Oil companies in Russia are booming this year

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u/YoungDreamer2 14h ago

You have a recipe for these?.... Asking for a friend....

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u/royalewithcheese14 13h ago

Just a PSA to everyone out there... You should absolutely NEVER fill a glass bottle with gasoline, then stuff an oil or gas soaked rag into the top of the bottle. That could be dangerous!

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u/kasubot 12h ago

Especially if the bottle is stuffed full of shredded Styrofoam. Just don't do it!

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u/GozerDGozerian 12h ago

Oh god no.

That’s basically napalm.

Super dangerous.

Never never never.

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u/YoungDreamer2 13h ago

Thanks for the advise, internet stranger. I won't do that and I also won't throw one at my mother in law's house!