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Humor: Amazon Weather Balloon Reviews Troll Biden's 'Operation Balloon Pop'
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Posted on 02/17/2023 4:29:36 AM PST by TigerClaws

These reviews are your LOL of the day.

For this product: Nballoon 28 ft / 336 inch 1000g Giant Professional Weather Balloon For Meteorological Investigation Aerial Video Holiday Party Decoration Entertainment Toys Huge Balloons, Natural

3.0 out of 5 stars Vulnerable to airstrikes

Inflated well, no punctures prior to flight. Helium was expensive. When I got to around 60,000 feet some guy in a F22 showed up and ruined my kids birthday party.

Tethered my new iPhone to it by putting it in a potato chip container. Was shot down by a AIM-9X missile. Lost all my scientific measurements and iPhone. :( The warranty does not cover this type of damage either. Currently trying to contact US/Canadian authorities but no response yet.

I loved how you can watch these traverse the atmosphere and have attached payloads. They can haul something the size of a car or school bus and will still stay aloft at 40-60,000 feet. You can listen to ground sounds and communication, attach cameras for surveying, or just have fun with it. The best part is when the F-22 flys overhead and launches its Aim9X at it and obliterates it into confetti overhead in magnificent fashion. Totally worth the hundred bucks to see a half million dollar air show.

Product is here for 'media' looking for story:

https://www.amazon.com/Nballoon-Professional-Meteorological-Investigation-Entertainment/dp/B09F65NKPD/


TOPICS: Government; Humor; UFO's
KEYWORDS: balloongate

1 posted on 02/17/2023 4:29:36 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

Hilarious.


2 posted on 02/17/2023 4:35:58 AM PST by dforest
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To: TigerClaws
Deflategate is gaining traction.

gropey joe's handlers and media: "Quick, focus on the ecological disaster that is killing animals in East Palistine - curse you, greedy railroads and Trump - but which is perfectly safe for humans. Go on, drink the water."

3 posted on 02/17/2023 4:37:52 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: TigerClaws

https://www.amazon.com/Nballoon-Professional-Meteorological-Investigation-Entertainment/dp/B09F65NKPD/


4 posted on 02/17/2023 4:38:27 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: TigerClaws

almost as good as the review for the wolf shirts...


5 posted on 02/17/2023 4:57:13 AM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: TigerClaws
Totally worth the hundred bucks to see a half million dollar air show.

The media still hasn’t even mentioned this aspect of how much the AIM9X missile cost just to shoot down a damn balloon. Haven’t heard even 1 news person bring this up yet. It’s the 800 pound gorilla in the room.

6 posted on 02/17/2023 5:27:16 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Sirius Lee

Well, the good news?

Not even the Democrats in East Palestine are drinking the KoolAid if its made with the local water.


7 posted on 02/17/2023 5:32:06 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: TigerClaws
I was walking up Sixth Avenue when Balloon Man came right up to me
He was round and fat and spherical
With the biggest grin I'd ever seen
He bounced on up toward me
But before we could be introduced
He blew up very suddenly
I guess his name was probably Joe
8 posted on 02/17/2023 5:36:28 AM PST by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness
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To: Sirius Lee; TigerClaws
The whole episode reminds me of something ...

Not just that the CCP can deplete our entire stock of Sidewinder missiles with $1,000 of mylar and helium ...

No, it seems that both the media and the military have fallen into the same technological traps that have ensnared people since the beginning of time.

Superiority by Arthur C Clarke

9 posted on 02/17/2023 6:00:28 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin; TigerClaws

that was a fun read


10 posted on 02/17/2023 6:22:26 AM PST by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: Blue Highway

It was brought up on Fox Business channel. They said it wasn’t armed so it was a bit less expensive.


11 posted on 02/17/2023 6:33:17 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: TigerClaws

I understand that Macy’s Day Parade has been identified by the White House as a target-rich environment.


12 posted on 02/17/2023 6:38:04 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: TigerClaws

From the link’s Q&A:

Question:Will this get shot down by a missile if I launch it?
Answer:Depends on location. If in the south I would say your chances could be high it would get shot down. In mainly democratic run states you should be fine
By Ben Edwards on February 13, 2023
Just tie something metal, along with a stuffed Winnie-the-Pooh to it for authenticity. Happy ballooning!
By Admin_Dude42 on February 15, 2023
Doubt it.. we should send a bunch of balloons to China.
By Farmeritavilleky on February 13, 2023
Send one up for a cool Military Air Show, maybe put a “Made In China” sticker on too.
By DrScooter on February 16, 2023


13 posted on 02/17/2023 6:42:54 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: TigerClaws
They can haul something the size of a car or school bus

Lol they shot down Fortnite.

14 posted on 02/17/2023 7:13:57 AM PST by conservativeimage (The world is not dark. The future is not bleak. Tomorrow will be a good day.)
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To: TigerClaws

Consider taking a couple of minutes and marking each and every review “helpful” to further inflate (pun intended) the statistics.


15 posted on 02/17/2023 7:39:18 AM PST by asinclair (What doesn't kill you makes you stronger)
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To: texas booster

I thought of that story for several years now. We seem to be headed to defeat like in the book.


16 posted on 02/17/2023 9:34:02 AM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: TigerClaws

The Chinese are probably getting some thousands of weather balloons ready now for simultaneous release. They like/love messing with the U.S., and they have the resources to do something like this. Especially if it is just an innocent part of some important national holiday like, say…May Day?

Watch to the west.


17 posted on 02/17/2023 11:25:30 AM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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