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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by Tor3 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @04:22AM (#34663297)
No, as Walter said, it's moving with the wind, i.e. it has the same speed as the wind. It's only if there's a sudden gust that you would see anything flowing over the balloon. I took part in a balloon experiment a couple of years back, essentially a weather balloon with several cameras, including one pointing upwards - we could watch (after we retrieved the cameras later) hours with footage of the balloon itself. There were various loose threads etc, and I assure you - there wasn't much movement! Occasionally there would be a little gust, when that happened the payload would swing around a little bit, but for the most part it was very quiet. Particularly at the highest altitudes.
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by theteapot on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:23PM (#34668068)
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by Tor3 on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:08AM (#34674631)
Forgot to include: We had microphones up there too! It was literally quiet.