“Our weather today is dominated by a squadron of Air Force fighter planes attacking a helium balloon. Continued squadron this morning, followed by a loud POP and then just fumes for the evening commute.”
Actually, when you look at a more or less spherical shape through a telescope, the foreshortening makes it look like a disk — that may well be the origin of the flying saucer myth.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Are they in Roswell, New Mexico?
lbatik over 9 years ago
It’s not a weather balloon.
clayusmcret Premium Member over 9 years ago
Aah, no one will notice.
Ubintold over 9 years ago
But they need that to predict weather.
761st over 9 years ago
Brings to mind “he Adventures of the Mad Scientist’s Club” by Bertrand Brinley. Loved those stories when I was a kid.
d_odds over 9 years ago
Are they Luke and Owen Skywalker. The white shirt looks awfully familiar.
Leroy over 9 years ago
“Our weather today is dominated by a squadron of Air Force fighter planes attacking a helium balloon. Continued squadron this morning, followed by a loud POP and then just fumes for the evening commute.”
mggreen over 9 years ago
It’s about time someone broke the true story of weather balloons!
chassimmons Premium Member over 9 years ago
Actually, when you look at a more or less spherical shape through a telescope, the foreshortening makes it look like a disk — that may well be the origin of the flying saucer myth.