🤔So... we're at war with *checks notes* Mrs. Krabappel's 5th grade Earth Science class?
Are we winning?
Those balloons cost ~$100 each. So for $1000 and a trip to Party City's helium tank rental counter, a bad actor could potentially scramble 10 F-22s, and cost us $10 million dollars? Seems bad.
@mekkaokereke I’m 100% convinced it was one real spy balloon and everything else was domestic pranksters
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@thomasfuchs @mekkaokereke Agreed. That's what it was. Ham radio people like me have been doing this for many years. The balloons are small and equipped with a radio beacon. Some of them circle the planet several times before wearing out.
