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Original [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 9:00:13 AM  
Original Tweet:
 
OdradekRex [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 9:01:46 AM  
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Meh - It's been done.
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 9:05:06 AM  
Where's Balloon Boy when we really need him?
 
RodneyToady [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 9:10:58 AM  
It would be pretty funny if someone organized a protest of sorts when it passed overhead, where everyone held up stuffed Winnie the Pooh toys.
 
SpaceMonkey-66 [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 9:12:29 AM  
Shoot them down.  This idiocy about missle debris, lol.  Quick brrrrrt would do it nicely.
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 9:27:34 AM  
Pennywise is back!
 
Albert911emt [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 9:30:33 AM  
You foolish capitalists cannot stand against our glorious and deadly balloon technology!!!
 
GardenWeasel [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 10:10:21 AM  
GUYS. The balloons carry the new Covid-23 variant for distribution. THIS IS WAR.

/s
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:22:23 AM  

SpaceMonkey-66: Shoot them down.  This idiocy about missle debris, lol.  Quick brrrrrt would do it nicely.



Armchair generals crack me up.

Balloons like this operate from 80,000 to 120,000 feet.

Even an F-22 Raptor officially maxes out at 65,000 feet (ie. not even close)
The  A10 brrt warthog peaks at 45,000 feet. (so maybe HALF way up there)

Also, the A10 brrt is a 30mm round (over an inch across). They weigh over 0.5 KILOGRAMS each. Letting these rain down on civilization from the high altitude would "bad" (excuse the technical term)

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SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:25:36 AM  
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Linky linky
 
Petit_Merdeux [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:30:13 AM  

SpectroBoy: Letting these rain down on civilization from the high altitude would "bad" (excuse the technical term)


Is you sayin' that 'Merkins wouldn't like FREEDOM RAIN!!!
 
offacue [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 10:30:34 AM  
Is it red?  We'll probably see 97 more in the future.

/translated they were air balloons
//color isn't mentioned in the German lyrics
///third one on the way
 
Znuh [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:37:54 AM  
All jokes aside, WtF is China doing? I didn't have the start of Fallout / Operation Anchorage on my 2023 Bingo card.
 
GardenWeasel [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 10:40:56 AM  

SpectroBoy: SpaceMonkey-66: Shoot them down.  This idiocy about missle debris, lol.  Quick brrrrrt would do it nicely.


Armchair generals crack me up.

Balloons like this operate from 80,000 to 120,000 feet.

Even an F-22 Raptor officially maxes out at 65,000 feet (ie. not even close)
The  A10 brrt warthog peaks at 45,000 feet. (so maybe HALF way up there)

Also, the A10 brrt is a 30mm round (over an inch across). They weigh over 0.5 KILOGRAMS each. Letting these rain down on civilization from the high altitude would "bad" (excuse the technical term)

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SpaceMonkey-66 [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 10:45:00 AM  

SpectroBoy: SpaceMonkey-66: Shoot them down.  This idiocy about missle debris, lol.  Quick brrrrrt would do it nicely.


Armchair generals crack me up.

Balloons like this operate from 80,000 to 120,000 feet.

Even an F-22 Raptor officially maxes out at 65,000 feet (ie. not even close)
The  A10 brrt warthog peaks at 45,000 feet. (so maybe HALF way up there)

Also, the A10 brrt is a 30mm round (over an inch across). They weigh over 0.5 KILOGRAMS each. Letting these rain down on civilization from the high altitude would "bad" (excuse the technical term)

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It was tongue in cheek......relax.......never said I knew s***
 
Breaker Moran [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:49:19 AM  
I'm imagining that these balloons are the result of well-funded middle school science projects.

Why?

Because I can.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:57:44 AM  
How do we know it's not filled with 5G COVID spores?  The 12 people living in Montana will be in danger.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 10:59:37 AM  
Wait, Canada detected the spy balloon?  I hope they told someone, for God sakes.
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:01:55 PM  

SpaceMonkey-66: SpectroBoy: SpaceMonkey-66: Shoot them down.  This idiocy about missle debris, lol.  Quick brrrrrt would do it nicely.


Armchair generals crack me up.

Balloons like this operate from 80,000 to 120,000 feet.

Even an F-22 Raptor officially maxes out at 65,000 feet (ie. not even close)
The  A10 brrt warthog peaks at 45,000 feet. (so maybe HALF way up there)

Also, the A10 brrt is a 30mm round (over an inch across). They weigh over 0.5 KILOGRAMS each. Letting these rain down on civilization from the high altitude would "bad" (excuse the technical term)

[Fark user image image 309x407]

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It was tongue in cheek......relax.......never said I knew s***



"Why don't they shoot it down!?!?!?!?"

(that isn't easy)

"Hurr JUST KIDDING! unlike everyone else saying the same thing seriously all over social media right now!  I know in my heart I'm funny!"
 
cretinbob [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:03:35 PM  
Upward my asshole
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 12:05:02 PM  
Those bastards.
 
Wessoman
2023-02-03 12:06:45 PM  
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Karma Chameleon
2023-02-03 12:07:46 PM  
we're due for a specious reason to enter a bullshiat war, it's been a while
 
kb7rky
2023-02-03 12:08:03 PM  

Marcus Aurelius: How do we know it's not filled with 5G COVID spores?  The 12 people living in Montana will be in danger.


Hey now...some of us live awfully damn close to Montana.

/Idaho
 
Somacandra [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:08:06 PM  
Shoot it the FARK down. What are you waiting for?
 
cretinbob [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:08:17 PM  

SpectroBoy: [Fark user image 588x221]

Linky linky


what's wrong with having a piece of metal that probably weigh...at least 500 pounds.....falling to earth uncontrollably?
oh yeah

yeah China, wtf?
also I don't pay much attention to the air currents on that side of the hemisphere, but they could have totes missed a wind shift.
This should get fun.
 
Watubi
2023-02-03 12:08:48 PM  

SpaceMonkey-66: Shoot them down.  This idiocy about missle debris, lol.  Quick brrrrrt would do it nicely.


Why show your capabilities when you don't have to?
 
6nome
2023-02-03 12:09:30 PM  
We should gather a platoon of clowns to shape our own giant balloon into a teddy bear then send it to China.
 
Cokezeroinacan
2023-02-03 12:09:38 PM  

Karma Chameleon: we're due for a specious reason to enter a bullshiat war, it's been a while


I'm sure Putin can give us ideas. He is good at coming up with them.
 
Another Government Employee
2023-02-03 12:10:09 PM  
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I wonder what Eastasia's goal is?
 
bughunter [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-02-03 12:10:38 PM  

RodneyToady: It would be pretty funny if someone organized a protest of sorts when it passed overhead, where everyone held up stuffed Winnie the Pooh toys.


I got a better idea:

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BitwiseShift
2023-02-03 12:11:10 PM  
Looks like Neunundneunzig Luftballons was more of a prediction than an counting song.

NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo]
Youtube Fpu5a0Bl8eY
 
Hell Poodle
2023-02-03 12:11:14 PM  
Nena wrote a song about this
 
lefty248
2023-02-03 12:11:22 PM  

RodneyToady: It would be pretty funny if someone organized a protest of sorts when it passed overhead, where everyone held up stuffed Winnie the Pooh toys.


Everyone mooning them would funnier.
 
Hell Poodle
2023-02-03 12:11:30 PM  

BitwiseShift: Looks like Neunundneunzig Luftballons was more of a prediction than an counting song.

[YouTube video: NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo]]


 /Tiny fist
 
PerpetualPeristalsis
2023-02-03 12:11:36 PM  
Once again, the "shiat" filter makes a headline better.
 
johnny_vegas [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 12:11:49 PM  

SpectroBoy: Balloons like this operate from 80,000 to 120,000 feet.


Maybe, but this one is at 66kft
 
hobnail
2023-02-03 12:11:50 PM  

Another Government Employee: maximumtrolling.jpg

I wonder what Eastasia's goal is?


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indy_kid
2023-02-03 12:12:38 PM  

Znuh: All jokes aside, WtF is China doing?


Being a pain in the ass, knowing that little to nothing will be done.

Chinese STIGGINIT.

/You'll want STIGGINIT in an hour, which explains the 2nd balloon.
 
maxandgrinch [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:12:59 PM  
Time for another Covid booster shot
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 12:13:31 PM  
Evelle: [about the balloons he just bought] These blow up into funny shapes and all?

Grocer: Well no... unless round is funny.
 
kokomo61
2023-02-03 12:13:36 PM  

OdradekRex: [upload.wikimedia.org image 220x458]
Meh - It's been done.


The only case of American fatalities from enemy action on the US mainland during WWII.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Go_balloon_bomb
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:13:40 PM  

johnny_vegas: SpectroBoy: Balloons like this operate from 80,000 to 120,000 feet.

Maybe, but this one is at 66kft


Still at the extreme edge of an F-22's ceiling.
 
lefty248
2023-02-03 12:14:09 PM  

kb7rky: Marcus Aurelius: How do we know it's not filled with 5G COVID spores?  The 12 people living in Montana will be in danger.

Hey now...some of us live awfully damn close to Montana.

/Idaho


My condolences.
 
SpectroBoy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:14:59 PM  

Jake Havechek: Evelle: [about the balloons he just bought] These blow up into funny shapes and all?

Grocer: Well no... unless round is funny.


That was a world class moment. Along with

Well, which is it, young feller? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if'n I freeze, I can't rightly drop. And if'n I drop, I'm a-gonna be in motion.
 
Nogrhi [OhFark]
2023-02-03 12:15:10 PM  
So you are saying you have a spy balloon but it lives in Canada?  SURE you do, Manti.
 
T.rex
2023-02-03 12:15:32 PM  
i fly drones... the most popular manufacturer is DJI, a Chinese company.  I have zero doubt that the data and video of every single flight by a DJI drone is harvested by the Chinese government.

You can't even install the app from the Android or Apple App store anymore... you just download it directly from the company... In other words, no security checks.

Its still a nice piece of equipment, so its not a deal-breaker for me even though i'm probably contributing to our nation's downfall.
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-02-03 12:15:57 PM  
Sounds like the spy balloon needs to go on a healthier diet.
 
mrparks
2023-02-03 12:16:10 PM  
Where is our hero?

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HotWingConspiracy
2023-02-03 12:16:22 PM  

Somacandra: Shoot it the FARK down. What are you waiting for?


Waste of time and ammo. That stupid balloon isn't doing anything their satellites aren't already doing better.
 
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