Sinister balloon lurking in the atmosphere

[Rook]

Chinese lanterns, absolute nightmare for the paranoid Yanks.

No one is better at getting worked up over nonsense while ignoring the actual problems than we are.

 

[Yarrgh]

No one is better at getting worked up over nonsense while ignoring the actual problems than we are.

Yanks or Evertonians?

 

[TrailerTrash]

Imperial Japanese Army used Balloon bombs (FU GO) in world war 2.
Would imagine there are thousands of balloons floating about at any given time with all sorts of equipment from the professional to the hobbyist.

They did, but it wasn't an exact science at all. Balloons doing atmospheric measurements generally take column readings, and are subject to the many different currents at different altitudes.

Getting a balloon to travel thousands of miles to get over a specific spot would be extremely difficult.

 

[kev]

No one is better at getting worked up over nonsense while ignoring the actual problems than we are.

You blaming the fans lad?



Oop! Wrong forum.

 

[bluelife]

If we are going to be subject to an alien invasion could it please begin before 8PM tonight?

 

[PhilM]

If we are going to be subject to an alien invasion could it please begin before 8PM tonight?

Nah, I know a place where their heat ray could be used to great effect.

 

[PKwalnuts]

If we are going to be subject to an alien invasion could it please begin before 8PM tonight?

Be our luck we batter them 5-0 whilst the Alien Invasion happens, and not a mention of it anywhere tomorrow.

 

[trueblue84]

Why didn't they try and capture it in tact? 20,000ft, hovering and not over a populated area. They could have recovered it. I suspect this is the US military creating a story to distract from the fact that they've been sending spy balloons all over the world for years.

 

[PhilM]

China says US balloons breached airspace at least 10 times

"It's not uncommon for the US to illegally enter the airspace of other countries," says a spokesman.

www.bbc.co.uk

Oh.

 

[Yarrgh]

China says US balloons breached airspace at least 10 times

"It's not uncommon for the US to illegally enter the airspace of other countries," says a spokesman.

www.bbc.co.uk

Oh.

Heroic liberty balloons though, nor sinister commie ones like those that were over the USA.

 

[PhilM]

Heroic liberty balloons though, nor sinister commie ones like those that were over the USA.

Spreading the American Dream across the Earth.

 

[Jimishorts]

@bigbadjeff taking aerial photos of know goth hotspots?

Only from the big bus stop in the sky.

RIP bbj

 

[Yarrgh]

Only from the big bus stop in the sky.

RIP bbj

Like a bat out of hell he burnt like a candle in the wind to quote his favourite Queen song.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Balloon wars AOTS

 

[Yarrgh]

Balloon wars AOTS

I vote fir that as a replacement name for the Current Affairs forum.