It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a…BALLOON! And an OCTAGON!!!

[AztecAlien]

I was thinking the same as others regarding shooting down whatever that balloon is over water. This is going to be interesting regardless.  

[GoDogs22]

On 2/4/2023 at 9:33 AM, retrofade said:

 

 

Sad that we're a society where "Don't try to shoot the balloon" needs to be mentioned. Maybe elected officials shouldn't be saying that to their gullible idiot followers?

[SAMO]

On 2/4/2023 at 11:35 AM, GoDogs22 said:

 

Sad that we're a society where "Don't try to shoot the balloon" needs to be mentioned. Maybe elected officials shouldn't be saying that to their gullible idiot followers?

hillbillies wanting to shoot anything strange that moves long predates our current partisan environment…lol

[GoDogs22]

On 2/4/2023 at 11:38 AM, SAMO said:

hillbillies wanting to shoot anything strange that moves long predates our current partisan environment…lol

 

At least back then, it was the Tennessee Valley Authority on ground level they were going after, or folk going after their shine still.

[retrofade]

Called it. Not that it was all that difficult. 

 

 

[818SUDSFan]

Eat shit, CCP.

[GoDogs22]

Can't wait to find out how Biden screwed up by shooting it down. I'm sure there'll be a Fox segment to spell it out later.

[mugtang]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:11 PM, GoDogs22 said:

Can't wait to find out how Biden screwed up by shooting it down. I'm sure there'll be a Fox segment to spell it out later.

 

[thelawlorfaithful]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:22 PM, mugtang said:

 

We couldn’t shoot down this slow moving balloon for fear of not being sure where it will land. But we’ll totally shoot down a spy plane going Mach 2. Trust us.

[halfmanhalfbronco]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:35 PM, GoDogs22 said:

 

Sad that we're a society where "Don't try to shoot the balloon" needs to be mentioned. Maybe elected officials shouldn't be saying that to their gullible idiot followers?

Not sure the terminal velocity of bullet falling from the sky can kill a man but still lmfao at rednecks.

[GoDogs22]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:46 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said:

Not sure the terminal velocity of bullet falling from the sky can kill a man but still lmfao at rednecks.

 

Happens annually on NYE and other holidays, sadly.

[Nevada Convert]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:46 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said:

Not sure the terminal velocity of bullet falling from the sky can kill a man but still lmfao at rednecks.

You’re joking, right? It happens all the time.  There’s been studies done on this. An average typical handgun fires at 2,000 to 3,000 feet per second. The best case firing in the air is straight up (hard to do) so there’s no horizontal force component from the gun. It’ll reach 9 to 11,000 feet then tumble back down at 200 to 300 fps terminal velocity. In gun circles, 300 fps is considered surely lethal whether a bullet is tumbling or spinning and stable. 

It can take a bullet from 20 to 30 seconds to up to 90 to come down. Wind, size of bullet, earth rotation all have an impact on it’s terminal velocity and how much it drifts.

Now if you shot a bullet up at an angle that gives it a horizontal component, it could have a higher velocity coming down and not hit terminal velocity. Depends on the angle. 

[GoDogs22]

 

[halfmanhalfbronco]

On 2/4/2023 at 2:49 PM, GoDogs22 said:

 

Happens annually on NYE and other holidays, sadly.

Must be a trajectory thing.  A shot fired straight up will fall straight down, and the math says terminal velocity can not kill a man unless hitting very bad.  Any idiot shooting a gun in a city should not be allowed to own firearms.  Straight up is not going to pose a risk, but the different angle can.

+++++ing rednecks...

[Billings]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:40 PM, thelawlorfaithful said:

We couldn’t shoot down this slow moving balloon for fear of not being sure where it will land. But we’ll totally shoot down a spy plane going Mach 2. Trust us.

Well the balloon entered Canadian airspace as it approached land.  By the time it was over the US shooting it down risked life and property on the ground.   The plane can carry missiles and bombs and is an apples and oranges comparison since we knew the balloon was unarmed.  damn Canooks

[retrofade]

[GoDogs22]

The Trump cultists are so mad that Biden shot down the balloon, it's fantastic. They were mad that he didn't do it earlier, now they're mad that he did do it. Just no pleasing the bunch who gets all of their info from Newsmax and PatriotEagleMAGA2024Murica.ru 

Not even official statements from the US government can dissuade them, anyone from the media must be lying to them to protect Biden.

[Billings]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:46 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said:

Not sure the terminal velocity of bullet falling from the sky can kill a man but still lmfao at rednecks.

Reminds me of a myth Busters episode on dropping a penny from the Empire State Building and could it kill someone.  Answer was no

[GoDogs22]

 

[misplacedcowboy]

On 2/4/2023 at 12:38 PM, SAMO said:

hillbillies wanting to shoot anything strange that moves long predates our current partisan environment…lol

Just imagine if the balloon wasn't white... lol