The govts Reasoning for Not Shooting down the Ballon is Very Dishonest | |
Uncle Gintel
(OP) User ID: 85192130 United States 02/03/2023 09:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its also about to go over the rural midwest and then rural Missouri today and tomorrow. They can down it with a ground based laser as it passes over a large agriculture area,state park, or rural forrest. We have no idea what its made of or if it is even sturdy enough to not randomly blow up. Worse, it will be passing over densely populated regions of the eastern southern seaboard later this week and then it will be too late to down it safely and you have to hope it wont pop. |
Uncle Gintel
(OP) User ID: 85192130 United States 02/03/2023 09:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Finally, no intelligence agency in their right mind would not want to get their hands on it to study it. What sensors does it have? Who made the chips and sensors on board? What is the resolution of the equipment on board? Is the component quality military grade? Etc etc |
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User ID: 81072943 Greece 02/03/2023 10:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As most of you know, they are saying that they "don't want to hurt people on the ground." Quoting: Uncle Gintel Here is the problem.... high altitude ballons unpredictability blow up all the time due to the extreme conditions at 120,000ft. So it makes far more sense to bring it down over a rural area than risk having it pop on its own over a city. Isn't 120,000 feet the sweet spot for an EMP device? Who the fuck said that? -- R. Lee Ermey |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80849722 Belgium 02/03/2023 10:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Your first mistake is to assume the US military will give you classified information about an unknown threat. That offical line was fed to the media so Americans accept a foreign craft in their airspace. But be sure they will never tell you the whole story about what is happening. It's top secret information |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 80260543 United States 02/03/2023 10:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Of course it's dishonest. We all know the real reason: Joe Biden is China's bitch. They paid 95 million dollars to his fake think tank money laundering operation called the Biden Center. The Sect. of State...Blinken ran that operation. These two traitorous thieving lying scumbags should be hung by the neck on that balloon and let the pieces of shit float away to wherever scumbag lying traitors go. |
Uncle Gintel
(OP) User ID: 85192130 United States 02/03/2023 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its at 80,000 to 120,000ft so the easiest option is a ground based laser. Its horizontal speed will not be high and it would take about 6 minutes to fall to earth. So they could drop it away from people no problem. But that window is closing. It will be over populated areas in a day or so. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78743446 United States 02/03/2023 10:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its at 80,000 to 120,000ft so the easiest option is a ground based laser. Its horizontal speed will not be high and it would take about 6 minutes to fall to earth. Quoting: Uncle Gintel So they could drop it away from people no problem. But that window is closing. It will be over populated areas in a day or so. i thought it was at 62,000ft??? not splitting hairs, but there is a huge difference, especially considering it is a real threat |
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Flying Elvii
User ID: 84802739 United States 02/03/2023 10:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As most of you know, they are saying that they "don't want to hurt people on the ground." Quoting: Uncle Gintel Here is the problem.... high altitude ballons unpredictability blow up all the time due to the extreme conditions at 120,000ft. So it makes far more sense to bring it down over a rural area than risk having it pop on its own over a city. It was over Montana and the Dakotas… Lowest pop density in America, no better place to bring it down, especially in winter. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 85193249 02/03/2023 10:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Finally, no intelligence agency in their right mind would not want to get their hands on it to study it. Quoting: Uncle Gintel What sensors does it have? Who made the chips and sensors on board? What is the resolution of the equipment on board? Is the component quality military grade? Etc etc You pretty much answred it here shooting it down could destroy the evidence they where collecting |
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One-Eyed Willie User ID: 72742990 United States 02/03/2023 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It probably belongs to the US military and they are testing/using something attached to the balloon, or it does belong to China or a foreign power and they aren't sure if it could be a weapon filled with say for example anthrax, phentinal powder, or some bio/chemical weapon. The goal of the enemy would be for the advisary to shoot it therefore spreading the actual weapon. |
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I just don't give a fuck User ID: 60052792 United States 02/03/2023 11:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yeah I am not trolling on this and know a decent amount about this stuff. Quoting: Uncle Gintel You down it over a rural area rather than risk it popping over a populated area. Its projected path takes near Atlanta or over the Carolinas. Why bring it down over Missouri? They fucked around for two or three days while it was over a huge area with low to no population density. If they bring it down now, it's because they WANT to cause damage. If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.---Grandpa Rednecks, hillbillies, and cowboys will save the nation---me I dreamed I was drinkin', woke up and I was "we put our faith in maniacs"- Lemmy Kilmister |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 82557555 United States 02/03/2023 11:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Its also about to go over the rural midwest and then rural Missouri today and tomorrow. They can down it with a ground based laser as it passes over a large agriculture area,state park, or rural forrest. Quoting: Uncle Gintel We have no idea what its made of or if it is even sturdy enough to not randomly blow up. Worse, it will be passing over densely populated regions of the eastern southern seaboard later this week and then it will be too late to down it safely and you have to hope it wont pop. Delusional fantasies of a secret laser with the range needed to pop the baloon. Hollywood has really done a number on the 40+ and 20- demographic |