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At least balloons are impossible to steal or sabotage, which might be a benefit for areas where no functional state is present (try Somalia). I can also imagine
by Maakuth 12y ago
At least balloons are impossible to steal or sabotage, which might be a benefit for areas where no functional state is present (try Somalia). I can also imagine they are very cost efficient and fast to deploy to areas where connectivity is needed or is rapidly lost, say after an earthquake.
- BCM43 12y agoReally? I'm curious how hard it would be to shoot one down.
- qwertyboy 12y agoAt 60,000 to 90,000 ft.? Yeah, it's gonna be challenging.
- discardorama 12y agoIt is hard. Read this story about one similar rogue balloon from a few years back. The RCAF apparently fired over 1000 rounds into the balloon, and it still stayed aloft. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/160598.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/160598.stm