AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT PRESSING CONTROL-ALT-DELETE
Single Keystroke Nearly Self-Destructs Unmanned Navy Copter
(Thanks to Fred in KC, who says "They must not have installed the Windows patch.")
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OOPS!
Posted by: MikeyVA | July 19, 2011 at 09:27 AM
What Mikey said.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | July 19, 2011 at 09:39 AM
So that's what "Scroll Lock" does.... I guess I never tried it in a helicopter.
Posted by: padraig | July 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Crash This!
Posted by: sandy | July 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Perhaps the spacebar is not the best hotkey for the self destruct sequence... just sayin'.
Posted by: djtonyb | July 19, 2011 at 11:16 AM
It's not actually unmanned. There is a man and a dog on board. The man's job is to feed the dog, and the dog's job is to bite the man if he tries to mess with the controls.
Posted by: Jeff in Ann Arbor | July 19, 2011 at 11:39 AM
97% success rate. wow. I don't think I want to be in (or under) and aircraft with a 3% crash rate.
Posted by: abbie normal | July 19, 2011 at 02:34 PM
Oops. Please delete the extra "d". What does the "d" do anyway? Argh, too late!
Posted by: abbie normal | July 19, 2011 at 02:36 PM
The SPACE BAR--the biggest key on the keyboard--starts the self-destruct sequence?!? Even Microsoft made it hard to reset your computer accidentally, spreading out CTRL-ALT-DELETE...
Posted by: Allen at Division | July 19, 2011 at 03:23 PM
One of my clients works with those at Pax River. He has a picture of it on the back of his government business card. Veeery secret. He said it's not his fault.
Posted by: Loudmouth | July 19, 2011 at 03:23 PM
Sandy, that link is evil!
Posted by: Mary | July 19, 2011 at 05:13 PM
Allen --
The Three Finger Salute was created by an IBMer and not Microsoft.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control-Alt-Delete)
The goal was to make it impossible to do with one hand. (Let the jokes begin)
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | July 19, 2011 at 05:14 PM
As Doctor Doofensmirtz asked, "Why do I even put a self-destruct on these things?"
Posted by: Steve | July 19, 2011 at 06:16 PM