Not only will Amazon now spoon feed you your purchase in 30 minutes, but they will bring about an entire new era of delivery service. “Octocopters will pick up packages in small yellow buckets at Amazon’s fulfillment centers and whiz through the air to deliver items to individual customers 30 minutes after they hit the buy button online at Amazon.com” according to CBS news.

Whether you are looking to buy Uggs, headphones, sun glasses, or any other necessity, Octocopters can drop it on your doorstep within the hour. As long as the product is less than five pounds, it ships to any GPS coordinates in the United States. As appealing as this futuristic prototype sounds, the overall idea of a perfected drone delivery service is so farfetched as to theorize that Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, may have publicized his drone delivery service in order to draw plentiful attention to Amazon during the holiday season. There are too many uncontrollable flaws within the idea to view it as credible.

Picture a group of kids playing baseball in the park. The drone flying in the air above them is just a baseball toss away from a crash landing and a special surprise gift for the little leaguers. But let’s give Bezos benefit of the doubt and say the boys let it pass through harm’s way untouched. What about Mother Nature’s weather? Her indifference may bring these octocopters to an unpleasant end as they attempt to pass through rain, snow, hail, sleet, wind, etc. But let’s give Bezos the benefit of the doubt and say that the drones will be traveling through ideal weather conditions. What about the wildlife that share the same altitudes? Birds of prey may see the octocopter as dinner, until they realize that it is just wires and bolts after poking it to the ground. But let’s also give Bezos the benefit of the doubt and say that all wildlife will let it pass without acknowledgement. What about Al Qaeda? This idea is inviting terrorism to your doorstep. How long until they create identical Amazon drones, package them with explosives, and send them wherever they want? Jeff Bezos may be a billionaire, but I do not think this is one of his better ideas. Drone delivery is the embodiment of the newfound laziness that has put Americans onto their couches, and will continue to reinforce apathy throughout the households of its users.