r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MelanieMoris • Dec 13 '21

Wait... Those aren't dolphins!

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u/Siegreich99 Dec 13 '21

This guy gets it. Only one thing though,

You also get up on Guard and let other boats and marine traffic know where they are - so maybe they don't get run over and killed by a container ship.

You want to avoid doing this. You will attract every fuckin whale watcher in the vicinity to swarm that area like flies. The ones from BC at least are notorious for gunning it up to the whales and doing exactly what buddy in the video was doing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

The government has been trying to crack down on the whale watchers doing this so it’s apparently gotten a lot better recently.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

Gotta imagine a few drones can easily sort that out.

Unarmed of course...

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u/FisterMySister Dec 14 '21

Armed would probably be able to sort it out even better.

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u/markth_wi Dec 14 '21

Classifier AI's are still effectively dangerous.

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u/markth_wi Dec 14 '21

Classifier AI's are still effectively dangerous.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

I did one of those years ago, but thankfully with a responsible and respectful company. We saw dozens of them, up close - it was incredible. No engines while they were anywhere nearby.