Poll of the Day > Can we get the damn chinese balloon out of our sky?

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teddy241
02/03/23 3:49:55 PM
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Jesus h its moving east now.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pentagon-chinese-spy-balloon-is-over-center-of-continental-us-and-moving-east-2023-02-03
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Muscles
02/03/23 3:51:06 PM
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Is this a false flag for wwiii?

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Nichtcrawler-X
02/03/23 4:02:48 PM
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Is it too big to just capture or something?

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Metalsonic66
02/03/23 4:08:09 PM
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Lemme get my Jellyfishing Net

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joemodda
02/03/23 4:16:45 PM
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Unleash the weaponized bald eagles that were specifically trained for this scenario

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Nade_Duck
02/03/23 4:54:17 PM
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just throw a sharp rock at it.

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shadowsword87
02/03/23 4:58:26 PM
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We must create an army of monkies all with darts to make sure the balloon doesn't go anywhere it shouldn't.
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Judgmenl
02/03/23 5:05:46 PM
#8:


Can we please not be a bunch of crazy people claiming the movie theater is on fire at every small thing that happens?

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papercup
02/03/23 5:18:23 PM
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Launch the nukes!

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BlackScythe0
02/03/23 5:56:02 PM
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https://www.businessinsider.com/shooting-down-chinese-spy-balloon-harder-than-it-seems-2023-2
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wpot
02/03/23 6:01:09 PM
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Time to launch this:
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8DD1B_UUAY53_6.jpg">
Just change the name to Jinping. How awesome would that be?

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BlackScythe0
02/03/23 6:04:23 PM
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wpot posted...
Time to launch this:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/8/0/AAB0JBAAEJjA.jpg
Just change the name to Jinping. How awesome would that be?

I can easily think of something more awesome... just make it Winny the Pooh.
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papercup
02/03/23 6:09:56 PM
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BlackScythe0 posted...
https://www.businessinsider.com/shooting-down-chinese-spy-balloon-harder-than-it-seems-2023-2

Translation: if they wanted to shoot it down they would have. The DOD has likely known about this thing for days or weeks, its just that the public noticed this one. I guarantee this is not the first one China has sent in recent years, and were doing the same to them.

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BlackScythe0
02/03/23 6:16:09 PM
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papercup posted...
Translation: if they wanted to shoot it down they would have. The DOD has likely known about this thing for days or weeks, its just that the public noticed this one. I guarantee this is not the first one China has sent in recent years, and were doing the same to them.

Most likely.
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Ozmose
02/03/23 8:14:26 PM
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Judgmenl posted...
Can we please not be a bunch of crazy people claiming the movie theater is on fire at every small thing that happens?
It's an incursion into US airspace. That's far from a "little thing", and there's a second one following behind it. I find it deeply concerning that we haven't shot it down. That's the general procedure for an airspace violation. We have all of our nightwatch assets deployed right now, and that's some scary shit. They aren't up for a drill, so that means there's some serious talk going on right now at the pentagon.

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Lokarin
02/03/23 9:59:31 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc8tu0ZPfEA

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Yellow
02/03/23 10:26:14 PM
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Lol that's honestly pretty funny.

Can we make this a campaign issue for 2024?
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Fierce_Deity_08
02/03/23 10:36:31 PM
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Yellow posted...
Lol that's honestly pretty funny.

Can we make this a campaign issue for 2024?
It probably will be. They make anything a campaign issue these days.

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VampireCoyote
02/03/23 10:57:00 PM
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Nichtcrawler-X posted...
Is it too big to just capture or something?

capture with what? How?

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Ozmose
02/03/23 11:23:59 PM
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The intel guy I follow just posted this update.

Edit: The primary balloon is allegedly over Missouri as of around 5:00pm Eastern time. By the time this gets out it will have moved on, probably to the east coast.

Edit 2: 1933 Eastern - picking up reports of a possible missile strike on a balloon over Montana. Developing right now, more information to follow.

Just a quick update: We're tracking multiple targets so this is to clear up any confusion thus far. Total of Two balloons CONFIRMED so far, One in Montana, one in Latin America (somewhere). There are possibly two different balloons in latin america, but the DoD has only confirmed one down there. No word in several hours on the possible bogey in Canadian airspace. As of a few minutes ago, locals in Billings, Montana observed a possible strike on a balloon.

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Lokarin
02/03/23 11:29:03 PM
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VampireCoyote posted...
capture with what? How?

how about a strand of creeper?

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Muscles
02/03/23 11:36:00 PM
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Ozmose posted...
It's an incursion into US airspace. That's far from a "little thing", and there's a second one following behind it. I find it deeply concerning that we haven't shot it down. That's the general procedure for an airspace violation. We have all of our nightwatch assets deployed right now, and that's some scary shit. They aren't up for a drill, so that means there's some serious talk going on right now at the pentagon.
I'm pretty surprised some civilian with a gun hasn't shot it down yet tbh, maybe when it gets further east

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Cacciato
02/04/23 12:14:17 AM
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Its 60,000 fucking feet up in the sky and youre surprised a civilian hasnt shot it down?
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Muscles
02/04/23 12:17:40 AM
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Cacciato posted...
Its 60,000 fucking feet up in the sky and youre surprised a civilian hasnt shot it down?
I didn't realize hot air balloons can get that high, how are the pilots breathing?

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Cacciato
02/04/23 12:39:46 AM
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At 60,000 feet a pilot would need an oxygen supply and a pressurized cabin or suit.

the pilots of that balloon, however, are probably using the traditional inhale exhale method, seeing as its unmanned.
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Yellow
02/04/23 1:32:58 AM
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Yeah I don't think the Chinese are using hot air balloons or blimps to spy on us, it's a weather balloon with spying equipment

So what happens when it pops and we clearly see that it's not a normal weather balloon? Does it self-destruct? Then we all go home "well the normal Chinese weather balloon burst into flames guess we'll never know"
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Ozmose
02/04/23 1:39:44 AM
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Muscles posted...
I'm pretty surprised some civilian with a gun hasn't shot it down yet tbh, maybe when it gets further east
Well, it's over 60,000' up so that's not gonna happen. It's only visible because it's massive, about the size of three school busses side by side.

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NeoSioType
02/04/23 1:40:59 AM
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Isn't there a plane designed for shooting microwaves or some beams at missiles? Maybe that would fry the electronics. Or it could pop the balloon anyway releasing antrax or something.
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BlackScythe0
02/04/23 1:50:35 AM
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Muscles posted...
I didn't realize hot air balloons can get that high, how are the pilots breathing?

What kind of joke is this supposed to be?
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Cacciato
02/04/23 3:20:10 AM
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BlackScythe0 posted...
What kind of joke is this supposed to be?
Its Muscles, hes not joking.
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Count_Drachma
02/04/23 4:34:22 AM
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papercup posted...
Translation: if they wanted to shoot it down they would have. The DOD has likely known about this thing for days or weeks, its just that the public noticed this one. I guarantee this is not the first one China has sent in recent years, and were doing the same to them.

tbh, they've gone on the record for claiming any number of reasons for not wanting to shoot the balloon down. But honestly, it just boils down to Beijing Biden being soft on China again.

Yellow posted...
Lol that's honestly pretty funny.

Can we make this a campaign issue for 2024?

I mean, having a spy balloon publicly flaunt your sovereignty is a pretty big fucking issue and the current inaction is setting a pretty lousy precedent for how these things will be handled (although, considering Biden has been a pretty lousy president, it's not terribly surprising -- I often suspect he was never really interested in the job and only came back because his party convinced him he was the only way they'd win the White House at the time, which was probably the case)

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Yellow
02/04/23 4:37:00 AM
#32:


2024 issue confirmed.

Trump would (want to) have that thing shot down immediately.
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Lokarin
02/04/23 4:39:59 AM
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Yellow posted...
2024 issue confirmed.

Trump would (want to) have that thing shot down immediately.

Trump is a little busy banning trans people currently

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Yellow
02/04/23 4:42:05 AM
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Lokarin posted...
Trump is a little busy banning trans people currently
Trump, stop bumming me out, talk about the balloon...

Say something funny about it like you said all those funny things about vaccines.
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Cacciato
02/04/23 4:48:35 AM
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One of the best parts of the Biden presidency ending is we get to see 2016 Zeus come out and act like a fucking lunatic. Holy fuckin shit, dude. We get youre saying it on your alt to fuck around because youre too scared to lose your main.
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Sufferedphoneix
02/04/23 7:17:40 AM
#36:


joemodda posted...
Unleash the weaponized bald eagles that were specifically trained for this scenario

And you reminded me we have or had trained seals for catching terrorists under water.

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adjl
02/04/23 9:02:40 AM
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Count_Drachma posted...
I mean, having a spy balloon publicly flaunt your sovereignty is a pretty big f***ing issue and the current inaction is setting a pretty lousy precedent for how these things will be handled

You say this like both countries don't have plenty of other spy equipment already running. US-China espionage is a very open secret, and only the most serious threats are ever acted upon because employing violence to deal with more minor threats would be diplomatically unwise. This balloon is less a serious espionage threat and more a little bit of nationalistic dick-waving. The only thing genuinely at stake is the egos of those involved, and the fact that you seem to be personally offended by it says a lot about your priorities.

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captpackrat
02/04/23 9:53:56 AM
#38:


How hard can it be to shoot down a balloon?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/0/5/AAQwHjAAEJrN.jpg

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captpackrat
02/04/23 10:02:24 AM
#39:


Here, fixed it for you.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/1/3/AAQwHjAAEJrV.jpg

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SoreChasm
02/04/23 10:08:06 AM
#40:


Sufferedphoneix posted...
And you reminded me we have or had trained seals for catching terrorists under water.
Well duh

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

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wpot
02/04/23 10:17:04 AM
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captpackrat posted...
Here, fixed it for you.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/1/3/AAQwHjAAEJrV.jpg
Perfect. :)

Actually, rather than launch our own what we should really do is get someone up there and attach it to the side of theirs. You want to keep spying? OK with us...!

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DragonClaw01
02/04/23 11:28:40 AM
#42:


Muscles posted...
Is this a false flag for wwiii?
WWIII may start from many things, but the shooting down a balloon won't be one of them, well at least I hope not.

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Metalsonic66
02/04/23 1:18:32 PM
#43:


Yellow posted...
So what happens when it pops and we clearly see that it's not a normal weather balloon?
Some people in New Mexico are gonna freak out and think it's a crashed UFO

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OHJOY90
02/04/23 1:34:18 PM
#44:


DragonClaw01 posted...
WWIII may start from many things, but the shooting down a balloon won't be one of them, well at least I hope not.
Not one I suppose, but 99 Red Balloons, maybe.

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Metalsonic66
02/04/23 1:47:41 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/7/AAFUswAAEJtb.jpg

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DirtBasedSoap
02/04/23 2:14:11 PM
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we give the military like a trillion dollars a year and they cant figure out how to shoot a balloon down lmao

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OmegaM
02/04/23 2:47:47 PM
#47:


Metalsonic66 posted...
Some people in New Mexico are gonna freak out and think it's a crashed UFO
I do wonder if there's a chance this is a space alien that they're lying about.
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wpot
02/04/23 3:05:06 PM
#48:


RIP balloon.

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Cacciato
02/04/23 3:12:16 PM
#49:


RIP to those poor pilots
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papercup
02/04/23 5:56:26 PM
#50:


But how is Pooh-bear going to get his honey now? :0

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