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The Feds Accidentally Mailed Part of A $350K Drone To Some College Kid

Posted by Unknown on from the finders-keepers dept.

Jason Koebler (3528235) writes "A Redditor got more than he bargained for in the mail today: He was accidentally mailed parts to a $350,000 environment and wildlife monitoring drone owned by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. 'We sent a set of about eight boxes for this one aircraft system, and one was misdelivered by UPS. We're working with UPS to find it,' the federal agency says."

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  1. Stupid headline by jklovanc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Feds Accidentally Mailed Part of A $350K Drone To Some College Kid

    More like "UPS Unloads Extra Box containing Drone Parts at Some College Kid's House". The box was not addressed to him by the Feds. They do enough stupid things without ascribing UPS mistakes to them.

    1. Re:Stupid headline by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Insightful

      If theft is what you're worried about, I'd take USPS over UPS or FedEx any day. The Post Office consider mail theft to be Serious Business.