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Disaffected

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26. Ah, that takes me back!

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #17)

Tue Feb 7, 2023, 06:20 PM

Feb 2023

Winnie the Pooh was my favourite book when I was a small kid. Thanks!

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Balloon Question. [View all] Disaffected Feb 2023 OP

Why hasn't our government told us what exactly it is? LakeArenal Feb 2023 #1

They have had the wreckage for only a short time so Disaffected Feb 2023 #6

Why do you think the government should share sensitive intelligence information with everyone? onenote Feb 2023 #8

I'm not saying they should tell us. I'm just saying there's so much we don't know. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #9

There's photos here of a Navy crew in a very small boat hauling the deflated balloon aboard Hekate Feb 2023 #19

So people would think it wasn't a spy balloon. mobeau69 Feb 2023 #2

Yep, hiding in plain sight. n/t Xavier Breath Feb 2023 #16

Maybe heat is a factor lordsummerisle Feb 2023 #3

Yeah, I though about that too. Disaffected Feb 2023 #5

That's a very wise question, since it's obvious the Chinese knew what they were doing FakeNoose Feb 2023 #4

It wouldn't be too surprising at all IMO Disaffected Feb 2023 #7

Actually I'm impressed. Throck Feb 2023 #10

Does anyone honestly believe anyone was fooling anyone at all? Pobeka Feb 2023 #11

This balloon could steer and maneuver. Bootlace Feb 2023 #12

"It had propellers." Disaffected Feb 2023 #14

John Kirby Bootlace Feb 2023 #15

OK, found the quote: Disaffected Feb 2023 #22

The military probably sent up aircraft to inspect the balloon and take close-up photos dalton99a Feb 2023 #24

Or maybe not. Disaffected Feb 2023 #25

Those photos were taken by random people on the ground. dalton99a Feb 2023 #27

?? Disaffected Feb 2023 #28

Remember... ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #29

Yeah, I would think air density would not affect the situation all that much as, Disaffected Feb 2023 #30

We Used Them On The USSR ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #31

It's very unlikely that this was actually a "spy" balloon. mn9driver Feb 2023 #13

So why did the Biden administration treat it as a surveillance device? onenote Feb 2023 #18

I suspect that the administration knows just as much as I do about how balloons do and do not work. mn9driver Feb 2023 #21

Saw this the other day.... Xolodno Feb 2023 #32

Winnie the Pooh faced exactly that dilemma. LAS14 Feb 2023 #17

The bees detected a bear at their doorstep, and Pooh detected that the bees were not fooled... Hekate Feb 2023 #20

Thank you so much! nt LAS14 Feb 2023 #23

Ah, that takes me back! Disaffected Feb 2023 #26

Here's an idea: True Dough Feb 2023 #33