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“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. almost 10 years ago
Are they in Roswell, New Mexico?
lbatik almost 10 years ago
It’s not a weather balloon.
clayusmcret Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Aah, no one will notice.
Ubintold almost 10 years ago
But they need that to predict weather.
761st almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
Are they Luke and Owen Skywalker. The white shirt looks awfully familiar.
Leroy almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
It’s about time someone broke the true story of weather balloons!
chassimmons Premium Member almost 10 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.