tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2705287546487908946..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: About that Chinese "weather" balloon...Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83621114456930408472023-02-07T17:15:09.959-06:002023-02-07T17:15:09.959-06:00"Excuse me!" Waves hand. "What woul..."Excuse me!" Waves hand. "What would that be in meters, or feet?" The "news" media tends to cater to the lowest common denominator that can work a TV remote. Is it too much to hope for that the floaty information pipeline could be tapped into?Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075903551422300106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87408679057806345592023-02-07T16:06:46.475-06:002023-02-07T16:06:46.475-06:00Where are these new units of measure coming from?
...Where are these new units of measure coming from?<br />The balloon is the size of 3 busses.<br />A 15 by 15 football field crash site.Brycenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82297851656218591602023-02-07T13:31:49.909-06:002023-02-07T13:31:49.909-06:00From an article about the recovery.
snip: Officia...From an article about the recovery.<br /><br />snip: Officials have said the debris field is approximately the size of 15 football fields by 15 football fields and that the balloon had propellers and a rudder.<br /><br />Not exactly a weather balloon. <br /><br />But hey, don't worry be happy, the illegal immigrants are just families coming for a better life (sarc). See above article by Yon.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329176313885665469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-227392109875944042023-02-07T13:20:28.047-06:002023-02-07T13:20:28.047-06:00I've heard a couple theories about this, and t...I've heard a couple theories about this, and the most likely occurrence is a combination of them.<br />I wonder if this was a quasi private effort by one company and the government or military unit that runs it to shake things up, or to get information that that unit can't get through normal channels.<br />I've read before about fairly significant international actions taken by a Chinese military unit without clearance or approval by higher ups - their destruction of an old satellite several years ago is one example.<br />This balloon likely had weather sensors on it - and just as likely had other sensors as well!<br />Also, there is data it can collect that a satellite can't, particularly air quality/ constituents, chemical makeup, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27154163441129944532023-02-07T11:39:34.207-06:002023-02-07T11:39:34.207-06:00Every company in China is run by PLA/CCP. Since 19...<i>Every</i> company in China is run by PLA/CCP. Since 1948, FFS.<br /><br />It's a nationwide effort to do what Michael Corleone always dreamed of: taking the entire Commie Family's business "legitimate".<br /><br />If this is news to anyone, they're not tall enough to be let out in public without a zookeeper in attendance.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-83690860463815406262023-02-07T10:33:09.423-06:002023-02-07T10:33:09.423-06:00Interesting finds, and yes, she's done her hom...Interesting finds, and yes, she's done her homework!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20855634815545797622023-02-07T09:51:24.153-06:002023-02-07T09:51:24.153-06:00Oh c'mon Pete. Isn't every major manufactu...Oh c'mon Pete. Isn't every major manufacturer in China owned, or controlled, by the military and/or the party? Maybe the fact that it isn't a differentiator provides a lot of cover.<br /><br />For a different take, try Reason:<br />https://reason.com/2023/02/06/nothing-about-the-chinese-balloon-saga-makes-sense/<br /><br />I'm skeptical that the Chinese intelligence agency would commit a bungle of this nature. Could be it was an experiment to see how the US reacts. Who knows?<br /><br />And don't forget that alarmism is a fundamental piece of the psyops puzzle. And that goes for the US State Department, et. al. too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com