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Started by GDS_Starfury, February 02, 2023, 06:43:31 PM

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GDS_Starfury

did anyone else have chinese spy balloons on their bingo card?
Toonces - Don't ask me, I just close my eyes and take it.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

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GDS_Starfury

QuoteIn previous instances, Chinese high-altitude balloons did not loiter for long over the continental U.S., a senior defense official said.

what previous instances?  :headscratch:
Toonces - Don't ask me, I just close my eyes and take it.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.


Gusington

I had zebras from Burkina Faso. Oh well maybe tomorrow.

In case anyone is wondering:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64507225


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Windigo

Quote from: Gusington on February 02, 2023, 08:44:45 PMI had zebras from Burkina Faso. Oh well maybe tomorrow.

In case anyone is wondering:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64507225

They couldn't make stealth ballons?
My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

GDS_Starfury

they bought it off alibaba
Toonces - Don't ask me, I just close my eyes and take it.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.


Gusington

Maybe this was an attempt at a stealth balloon...that everyone saw  :ROFL:


слава Україна!

We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

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Sigwolf

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 02, 2023, 07:45:02 PM
QuoteIn previous instances, Chinese high-altitude balloons did not loiter for long over the continental U.S., a senior defense official said.

what previous instances?  :headscratch:
What "previous instances"... how about what "loitering"?  This senior defense official doesn't really know how balloons work?

GDS_Starfury

way isnt it being deflated?
Toonces - Don't ask me, I just close my eyes and take it.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.


Sir Slash

The danger of falling debris, over Montana? To what, Prairie Dogs? And why don't we have a Falling Chinese Spy Balloon emote?  :rollingpin:
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Groggy

So you're telling me an $800 billion/year defense budget can't stop a balloon?
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W8taminute

Chinese state controlled media (Global Times News) is mocking the US air defense system as nothing but a decoration.  It's on Twitter which I got a notification on Telegram for.

I'd post the link but don't know how to work a phone as I am old.
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Groggy

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Gusington

This seems like a great opportunity for the US to diplomatically tell the Chinese to 'f*ck around and find out' how much of a decoration the US air defense system really is.


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steve58

A second balloon spotted??

QuoteCanada said it was monitoring a "potential second incident" relating to a balloon. China has yet to respond to this statement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-spy-balloon-us-montana-canada-rcna68953
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Tripoli

Depending on the altitude of the ballon, it may be a bigger problem to shoot down.  It likely doesn't have much of a radar signature, or heat signature, so using missiles may be difficult.  An F-15 ceiling is around 65,000 feet, so if this Ballon is higher than that shooting it down could be difficult.  Directed energy weapons (If any are available) might work, but that risks giving away a capability of a system, so they may make the choice not to. It might be worth considering using a LGM if you could paint the ballon with a the laser and then fire a missile at it.  (I'm not saying this would work: It is just an idea).

I suspect that at the end of the day, this is more of a problem to shoot down.  I believe that the fear of damage on the ground from debis is an excuse.  This is allegedly the 2nd such ballon, and it was tracked (allegedly) from Alaska and Canada to Montana.  That area is fundamentally empty, so the chance of significant debris damage is minor.  I suspect the PRC is sending these over to score cheap humiliation points, as they could have likely gotten any intelligence collectable from this device by other (and possibly more covert) means
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