Shhhhhh. If you say that, we will get posts about "the most amazing footage of a zip tie I have ever seen".

So there's NO WAY they could be in it for both things?

I've had domains expire and never had to pay the $80.

Trying to get two pilots to use the same equipment is tough, because it's likely they will disagree with each other about if the conditions are OK to fly, and one will have to be higher ranking than the other.

Also, they sell the meat, because by international law, they can not collect a whale for research and NOT use as much of the meat as they can for human consumption.

If you watch the Whale Wars show, they never say that they are breaking the law. They say that the Sea Shepherds feel they are violating the law.

[momps.com] is the company that makes the drone.

Trust me, every Friday night, you see me on Twitter ripping the show to shreds and lambasting Commodore Watson, or Pete "The Hammer" Hammerschmidt, and applauding Chopper Chris.

I prefer a cliff hanger where after showing on camera interviews with the people talking about how they were stuck in a Zodiac, the narrator makes the fate of the people that were just on screen seem questionable, and people on Twitter go on and on about how they hope they survive.

And another photo. [cdn4.spiegel.de]

Some do it for research, and by international law, MUST sell the meat for human consumption, and would be fined if they did not.

For those wondering what the drone REALLY looks like, here are some pictures from the Sea Shephards themselves. In this photo, we see my favorite, Chopper Chris, the only one who has the sense to tell Commodore Watson "No" rather than risk the safety of himself and the crew. [www.seashepherd.org]

Must agree. They already have a helicopter, so given how far they are from land, they must be using a ship launched and retrieved drone.

Actually, they do not. The Minke is considered "Least Concern" due to their high population numbers, and the data that has been learned about them from the whaling.

You know they use explosives now, right? Watch Flying Wild Alaska when they have to deliver the explosive tips for their harpoons.

I am so sad that you would destroy such a precious eco-system by contaminating it with oil and debris like that. You are no worse than Paul Watson when he made Pete Bethune scuttle the Ady Gil rather than take the time to tow her to a safe harbor.

::Sigh::

[gizmodo.com]

Dawwwwww, kittehs.

This one has 500,000 volts, for when you want them to really feel it: [gizmodo.com]