Object shot down over Alaska

[CLT65]

Considering this history of our species, our planet has got to be the "bad neighborhood" in this area of the galaxy.

Hard to tell; we haven't met the neighbors. They might be worse!

 

[Ura-Ki]

Hard to tell; we haven't met the neighbors. They might be worse!

Troof!

 

[Ura-Ki]

How hard could it really be?

 

[Flopsweat]

 

[wolfcreed]

Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF

https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...y-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF

https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...y-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf

That's one of them accounted for. Excellent catch!

 

[albin25]

Biden shows Middle schoolers who's the boss…

Welcome to 2023 where, "the dog ate my homework" just won't cut it anymore.

Model Airplane Clubs across America are now afraid to fly because they may cause Biden to push the nuke button.

 

[Cavedweller]

 

[Lilhigbee]

So we have satellites that an read a license plate from space yet we can't tell kid's toys from national security threats until we waste $100K missiles on them??

 

[The Heretic]

So we have satellites that an read a license plate from space yet we can't tell kid's toys from national security threats until we waste $100K missiles on them??

Not to mention jet fuel.

Although, I suppose, it is good practice for the interceptor pilots.

 

[Provincial]

Not to mention jet fuel.

Although, I suppose, it is good practice for the interceptor pilots.

Not really. It's literally like trying to kill a gnat with a cannon. The expensive missiles have difficulty tracking objects like balloons

Given an appropriate propulsion system that would operate at the altitudes involved, most experienced RC model designers could produce a relatively inexpensive UAV that could do the job easily.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Or we could ya know... capture them, instead of destroying things?

 

[Flopsweat]

So we have satellites that an read a license plate from space yet we can't tell kid's toys from national security threats until we waste $100K missiles on them??

* $400,000

 

[Provincial]

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

 

[Cavedweller]

BREAKING: Chinese spy balloon didn't kill itself!

Kathy Griffin slams Aaron Rodgers over Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory

Rodgers has suggested that the military's shooting down of objects is part of a distraction from the reported imminent release of an Epstein "client list."

www.newsweek.com

 

[Flopsweat]

BREAKING: Chinese spy balloon didn't kill itself!

Kathy Griffin slams Aaron Rodgers over Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory

Rodgers has suggested that the military's shooting down of objects is part of a distraction from the reported imminent release of an Epstein "client list."

www.newsweek.com

Kathy Griffin - that's where I go for an impartial analysis.

 

[Cavedweller]

Kathy Griffin - that's where I go for an impartial analysis.

Beauty AND brains!

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I thought Aaron Rodgers was in a four day isolation chamber with no sound no light. How did anybody hear him say this? Also why the hell would anyone care what he thinks?

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers to go on four-day 'darkness retreat' to contemplate future

Appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers indicated that prior to determining his path for the 2023 NFL season, he’ll be going on a “darkness retreat” that includes “four nights of complete darkness,” he said.

www.nfl.com

 

[Provincial]

Griffin in another desperate attempt to get publicity. It's easier than telling funny jokes.

Just what you would expect from an unfunny "comedian."

 

[Mike_M57]

Has it ever been determined what species Kathy Griffin is?

My best guess is that it's some sort of self-devouring fungus.