Quadcopter used to capture building implosion from the air

You may have noticed an increasing number of drones in the skies above us and for sale at electronics retailers. These so-called quadcopters are remote-controlled flying machines with enough battery juice to keep them in the air for no more than 20 minutes.

And yet, they hold the key to revolutionising the way we view building implosions in the future, because quite simply, they can get very close to the action without fear of anyone getting hurt.

Here's a case in point:

As you can see, the quadcopter captured high-definition video of the building going down. It's quite a distance away, but for future implosions it could be hovered right over the building if desired.

The building in question is the Sir John Carling Building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was demolished at 7am on July 13th. For comparison, here's a video of the implosion captured from ground level.