Another Balloon >

[snow]

This time spotted over Hawaii...

Numb nuts is knapping

 

[NDSportsman]

WTF is with all the balloon shit lately? Do these balloons have lights on them? If not how do planes avoid hitting them? And why are you allowed to fly a balloon anywhere and everywhere but not a drone? Sorry for my balloon ignorance.....

 

[1lessdog]

WTF is with all the balloon shit lately? Do these balloons have lights on them? If not how do planes avoid hitting them? And why are you allowed to fly a balloon anywhere and everywhere but not a drone? Sorry for my balloon ignorance.....

There are weather balloons floating around all over, it not like it a new thing. They have GPS trackers on them so they know where there at.

I picked one up South of LaMoure maybe 15 yrs ago. It was laying in the middle of the road. I took it to the school and talked to the science teacher about having a talk about what they do and the data they store inside of them.

 

[johnr]

Anyone remember Balloon boy?
He is the kid that apparently launched himself in a balloon and went missing for a few days, turned out to be a big hoax.

Maybe he is more serious this time...

 

[guywhofishes]

hope so

nobody likes a quitter

 

[snow]

This morning news,claims the military sent up two f22's said balloon from unknown origins,had a specific name for this balloon, can't recall name,not a weather balloon, who knows more hype to distract from our crime family on capital hill.

 

[snow]

Anyone remember Balloon boy?
He is the kid that apparently launched himself in a balloon and went missing for a few days, turned out to be a big hoax.

Maybe he is more serious this time...

Hahaha, me thinks boy went on a two day bender

 

[AR-15]

Wasn't there a guy who tied balloons to a lawn chair, went up and got passed by a airliner, shot balloons out with BB gun to come down, I think he got in trouble

 

[scrotcaster]

I really hope that is true,, lol

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Shoot those ballons down, end of story.

 

[svnmag]

Shoot those ballongs down, end of story.

And how about an ANG F-16 with 20mm aluminum training rds?! It really doesn't require a 22mil dollar Gen 5 fighter shooting an 800 grand missile....

https://www.bulletpicker.com/cartridge_-20mm-tp_-m55a2.html

 

[Eatsleeptrap]

Wasn't there a guy who tied balloons to a lawn chair, went up and got passed by a airliner, shot balloons out with BB gun to come down, I think he got in trouble

Yep. Lawnchair Larry.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-man-flies-193-miles-in-lawn-chair/

 

[LBrandt]

Hay Now. Just having fun. LB

 

[LBrandt]

Wouldn't a close pass and a real jet wash fold them right up. To me that would be worth a try first. LB

 

[NDbowman]

Wasn't there a guy who tied balloons to a lawn chair, went up and got passed by a airliner, shot balloons out with BB gun to come down, I think he got in trouble

I remember a story about that. don't remember all the details.

 

[johnr]

Anyone remember Balloon boy?
He is the kid that apparently launched himself in a balloon and went missing for a few days, turned out to be a big hoax.

Maybe he is more serious this time...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax

 

[svnmag]

It's probably too cold up there to rub one out.

 

[watson]

Wasn't there a guy who tied balloons to a lawn chair, went up and got passed by a airliner, shot balloons out with BB gun to come down, I think he got in trouble

Go big or not at all

 

[BrokenBackJack]

@watson
That was just talked about just a few posts above yours.