heyhelloyuyu t1_jdv4syx wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:55 PM

Reply to comment by TheTowerBard in There’s a large ballon over us lakes region area. Everyone is saying spy drone by [deleted]

Plus if you’re just a hobbiest - you can just buy weather balloons lol. If you’re willing to drop cash you can get some pretty big ones - I just googled it bc I was curious and looks like you can get ones bigger than a person for like $200.

Successful_Glass_925 t1_jdv703q wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:14 PM

That’s true. There are many reasons for a weather ballon.

Andromeda321 t1_jdvaco3 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:40 PM

There are also multiple science and amateur radio reasons to have those balloons. Apparently one of the ones shot down by the US military recently was a research project out of Montana State, for example.

TheTowerBard t1_jdv77mj wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:15 PM

The ones middle schools use are like $12 a piece and very large. I’m sure the schools get a deal, but yeah, these things are all over and no one cared until recently. It’s quite hilarious.

sound_of_apocalypto t1_jdw6mwz wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:17 PM

*hobbyist

heyhelloyuyu t1_jdw6w27 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 5:19 PM

I’m dyslexic 😫 unfortunately autocorrect didn’t save me on that one

sound_of_apocalypto t1_jdwloxj wrote on March 27, 2023 at 6:52 PM

Autocorrect leads me astray more often than not, lol.

ZacPetkanas t1_jdvgqz8 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 2:27 PM

Here's a link to a 2005 article about "BalloonSats" Seems like a pretty neat hobby for some folks