The Whopper Dropper! The incredible moment drone drops burgers for the homeless in San Francisco

  • The video shows the drone being loaded with Burger King whoppers
  • Remotely controlled, the device flies through the city in search of people
  • Burgers are dropped by a detachable device at the feet of the public

By Becky Pemberton For Mailonline

Published: 13:36 EST, 13 July 2015 | Updated: 14:23 EST, 13 July 2015

It's a delivery service that's really taken off.

In San Francisco a Good Samaritan flies Burger King whoppers by drones to the homeless. 

A video shows the craft sailing through the skies then dropping off fast food to people below.

Fondly named the 'Whopper Dropper,' the device can be seen being loaded up with wrappes burgers before being flown around the parks and streets

Fondly named the 'Whopper Dropper,' the device can be seen being loaded up with wrappes burgers before being flown around the parks and streets

When the charitable drone operator spies someone who 'looks hungry,' a tasty parcel is released 

When the charitable drone operator spies someone who 'looks hungry,' a tasty parcel is released 

Fondly named the 'Whopper Dropper,' footage shows the device being loaded up with burgers before being flown around the parks and streets.

When the charitable drone operator spies someone who 'looks hungry,' a tasty parcel is released.

The recipients look both confused and delighted at their unexpected meal, with one even doing a celebratory dance.

The spirit of goodwill is sometimes passed on, with one man seen handing his burger to someone else.

In 2013 it was estimated there were 6,346 homeless people in the city with 914, unaccompanied children. 

The recipients look both confused and delighted at their unexpected meal, with one even doing a celebratory dance 

The recipients look both confused and delighted at their unexpected meal, with one even doing a celebratory dance 

The video of the free burgers being distributed was uploaded to YouTube last year

The video of the free burgers being distributed was uploaded to YouTube last year

The receivers of the parcel look both confused and delighted at their unexpected meal, with one even doing a celebratory dance

The receivers of the parcel look both confused and delighted at their unexpected meal, with one even doing a celebratory dance

The spirit of goodwill is sometimes passed on, with one man seen handing his burger to someone else 

The spirit of goodwill is sometimes passed on, with one man seen handing his burger to someone else 

In 2013 it was estimated there were 6,346 homeless people in the city with 914 unaccompanied children

In 2013 it was estimated there were 6,346 homeless people in the city with 914 unaccompanied children

 

 

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