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To: steve86

If the flash came from the explosion that hit the balloon wouldn’t it reach the camera before the balloon had fallen several thousand feet trailing smoke?

Light travels at 186,000 ft. per second.


121 posted on 02/03/2023 6:17:03 PM PST by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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My mistake, 186,000 MILES per second.


123 posted on 02/03/2023 6:17:44 PM PST by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: TigersEye

Contrail is jet exhaust or rocket exhaust, I assume. There isn’t going to be enough left from the balloon to smoke..


130 posted on 02/03/2023 6:21:03 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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To: TigersEye

Been there ...done that.

182 posted on 02/03/2023 7:23:14 PM PST by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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