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TheTowerBard t1_jdv41cl wrote

Every middle school in the country does weather balloons as school projects and now all you dingus brains are going to be losing your minds every time you see one. Awesome.

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ZacPetkanas t1_jdva0yw wrote

> now all you dingus brains are going to be losing your minds every time you see one. Awesome.

Easy there, it's just a post on Reddit. It's not like the OP used a half-billion dollar airplane to shoot it down with a $100k missile.

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TheTowerBard t1_jdva70p wrote

I’m aware of what caused the dingus flair-up, thank you very much.

Edit: I only wish the dinguses realized how easily they are played. It’s like learning Hot Crossed Buns on recorder growing up. Too easy.

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Successful_Glass_925 t1_jdv6y4b wrote

Thanks for calling me a dingus. I never said it was not a weather ballon if I was losing my mind and screaming the Chinese are coming.

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TheTowerBard t1_jdv7k6l wrote

“Everyone is saying spy drone.”

Ok. Have a great day.

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CommunityGlittering2 t1_jdvdgun wrote

See he is doing a trump, he didn't say it was a spy drone, everyone else did.

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SheeEttin t1_jdvru33 wrote

Many people are saying it! They say "Sir," they come up to me with tears in their eyes, "Sir, there's a Jyna spy balloon over our houses!"

Edit: nah that doesn't work. He wouldn't make China the bad guy in his story.

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heyhelloyuyu t1_jdv4syx wrote

Plus if you’re just a hobbiest - you can just buy weather balloons lol. If you’re willing to drop cash you can get some pretty big ones - I just googled it bc I was curious and looks like you can get ones bigger than a person for like $200.

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Andromeda321 t1_jdvaco3 wrote

There are also multiple science and amateur radio reasons to have those balloons. Apparently one of the ones shot down by the US military recently was a research project out of Montana State, for example.

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TheTowerBard t1_jdv77mj wrote

The ones middle schools use are like $12 a piece and very large. I’m sure the schools get a deal, but yeah, these things are all over and no one cared until recently. It’s quite hilarious.

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ZacPetkanas t1_jdvgqz8 wrote

Here's a link to a 2005 article about "BalloonSats" Seems like a pretty neat hobby for some folks

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