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Re:Spy Balloon Simulator by kilgnad on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @04:58PM (#34888135)
You don't need a simulation. This has been done successfully from Japan with bombs hitched to it.

People were killed.

https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/ww2-japans-balloon-bom...

The key is to use high altitude balloons to catch the Jetstream and a system of timed weights for release.

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Re:Spy Balloon Simulator by rickyallan on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @05:16PM (#34888407)
Nice
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Re:Spy Balloon Simulator by 1317 on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @06:31PM (#34889284)
no, not really
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Re:Spy Balloon Simulator by rickyallan on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @06:43PM (#34889407)
Nice , nice to get this information out. Nice ,nice people are finding something useful. Don’t be one of them ppl .. change your mindset
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Re:Spy Balloon Simulator by jerkstate on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:07PM (#34890135)
From the article:

> The news media cooperated with the military

Same as it ever was.

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