Balloon games - Page 5

Otto Harkaman · 02-11-23, 08:48 AM

I am all for shooting anything coming from outer space

Catfish · 02-11-23, 02:46 PM

Jimbuna · 02-11-23, 03:26 PM

Skybird · 02-11-23, 05:24 PM

And another one.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64614098

99 ballons minus 3 means 96 more to come.

mapuc · 02-11-23, 05:40 PM

I think we are dealing with copycats.

Someone are making these object.

Markus

Rockstar · 02-11-23, 06:46 PM

Catfish · 02-11-23, 07:28 PM

It's .. beautiful

Rockstar · 02-11-23, 08:43 PM

The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of fire power. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the war ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves. In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English: "Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "I think of you and let it go.”

les green01 · 02-11-23, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

I think we are dealing with copycats.

Someone are making these object.

Markus

don't know Markus i don't think balloons be too cheap

Armistead · 02-11-23, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by August

Just FYI a .30-06 round fired straight up will only get to about 10,000 feet before it starts back down. At which point you'll have about a minute to clear the impact zone.

Well, I can get 6000 ft above sea level too if I climb a lil.

August · 02-12-23, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Well, I can get 6000 ft above sea level too if I climb a lil.

Hmmm.

I wonder if firing the round from the more rarefied atmosphere found at that height would produce a benefit. Maybe instead of going up 16k the round goes up to 20kft.

Aktungbby · 02-12-23, 02:32 PM

Rockstar · 02-12-23, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

It's .. beautiful

And down below is Armistead and August gauging the distance wondering what it would take to pop a balloon.

Rockstar · 02-12-23, 07:34 PM

February 4th Chinese spy craft shot down. Friday an ‘object’ was shot down over Alaska and a RADAR anomaly was searched for but not found near California. Saturday an ‘object’ was shot down over the Yukon Territory. Today another object was shot down over Lake Huron.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot over? Balloon’s have been observed and tracked over this continent for decades, now suddenly they are perceived as threats that to be shot down. Makes me wonder why the Pentagon is working overtime to show how important is.

Oh, that’s right the Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress for the largest Pentagon budget in history, at the same time the debt ceiling raises the specter of deep cuts to the military’s funding plans.

Armistead · 02-12-23, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

And down below is Armistead and August gauging the distance wondering what it would take to pop a balloon.

I got my trusty 50 cal black powdered rifle ready and thought maybe 500 grains would do the trick.

02-11-23, 08:48 AM	#61
Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 912 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I am all for shooting anything coming from outer space __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

02-11-23, 02:46 PM	#62
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,892 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	__________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

02-11-23, 03:26 PM	#63
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-11-23, 05:24 PM	#64
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,456 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	And another one. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64614098 99 ballons minus 3 means 96 more to come. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-11-23, 05:40 PM	#65
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,831 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I think we are dealing with copycats. Someone are making these object. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

02-11-23, 06:46 PM	#66
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,811 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	__________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

02-11-23, 07:28 PM	#67
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,892 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	It's .. beautiful __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

02-11-23, 08:43 PM	#68
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,811 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of fire power. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the war ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves. In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English: "Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "I think of you and let it go.” __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

02-12-23, 02:32 PM	#72
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,822 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	__________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

02-12-23, 07:34 PM	#74
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,811 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	February 4th Chinese spy craft shot down. Friday an ‘object’ was shot down over Alaska and a RADAR anomaly was searched for but not found near California. Saturday an ‘object’ was shot down over the Yukon Territory. Today another object was shot down over Lake Huron. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot over? Balloon’s have been observed and tracked over this continent for decades, now suddenly they are perceived as threats that to be shot down. Makes me wonder why the Pentagon is working overtime to show how important is. Oh, that’s right the Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress for the largest Pentagon budget in history, at the same time the debt ceiling raises the specter of deep cuts to the military’s funding plans. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.