OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

April Foods: Which food is/are among your favorite(s)? (Pick up to three)


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Yukon Cornelius

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Here's my own personal opinion about aircraft/spacecraft.....we have shit that virtually nobody knows about. These NJ drones are probably some kind of government test(s).

I am not one bit worried about stealth technology or drones. Whatever China or Russia might have was likely stolen from us, and we already have something better. Possibly, whatever was stolen was willingly "given-up" by us because we know the weaknesses.

Our country loves to say antagonists are sneaky. We're very likely much, much sneakier. I love the back story about how most of the titanium used to build the SR-71 was sourced from Russia.

Short version, all federal governments are sneaky.
 

Cody Webster

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On a scale of 1 to this is complete bullshit where do we land? Even beyond that?

I will admit the discourse that would be had regarding the drones and this storm happening would be mildly entertaining.


Come back this time next week and ask this question. 5 days ago it was supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny this upcoming Sunday, then it showed an inch of rain, now we're back to no rain and 40 degrees. Wayyy too early for a tweet like that, just click bait nonsense. Models will change 200 times between now and then

I opened X and the third tweet I saw was the one above...it now has a community note on it
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BernieParent

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Mar 13, 2009
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It’s inept to allow a foreign nation unfettered access to attempt to spy on us. Even if they knew they would not gain anything of value, that still gives something of value. Removing or blocking the attempt leaves the question of viability Of the method.


We do get that I’m not saying it’s malicious right? Only that the benefit of the doubt is gone now.


At least be a Mario
... or Gary Sanderson.

If you know that there’s no repercussion that you fear and your only goal is to take a picture, flash photography might not be the best, but still get the job done.

It also could be a means just to gauge a response for other knowledge
Are drones legal in your fiefdom, m'Lord?
 

BernieParent

In misery of redwings of suckage for a long time
Mar 13, 2009
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Chasm of Sar (north of Montreal, Qc)
Here's my own personal opinion about aircraft/spacecraft.....we have shit that virtually nobody knows about. These NJ drones are probably some kind of government test(s).

I am not one bit worried about stealth technology or drones. Whatever China or Russia might have was likely stolen from us, and we already have something better. Possibly, whatever was stolen was willingly "given-up" by us because we know the weaknesses.

Our country loves to say antagonists are sneaky. We're very likely much, much sneakier. I love the back story about how most of the titanium used to build the SR-71 was sourced from Russia.

Short version, all federal governments are sneaky.
Canadian drones.

iu
 
Feb 19, 2003
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They're here...there and everywhere!

In the 44-minute recording, which was posted to social media on Sunday, a United Airlines pilot, flying over Willamette national forest told air traffic control, "Looking straight west to Eugene. We're seeing 3 or 4 targets... they're at all altitudes, up and down, it's pretty crazy."

United Airlines and LiveATC.net, the website which hosted the recording, declined to comment.

Another pilot, flying a medical evacuation plane over Siuslaw National Forest, told the controller, "just had another one show up, at my 1 o'clock, about 1,000 feet high, zipping towards us and then back out towards the ocean. Red in color. Moving at extreme speed, I just don't know how to describe it."

The controller replied: "Roger. You are clear to maneuver as necessary left and right to avoid the UFO out there. And uh, all of the reports you're giving us are good information, appreciate it."

The pilot later continued, "It's weird. It's a red circular shape, and it keeps zipping out towards the ocean and then coming back in about 20 miles or closer to us, and then zips back out to the ocean and we can't see it."

Edit: Listened to the recording:
Relevent minute marks below (give or take some seconds)


6 min
8:39 min
13
15:39
17
19:29
20:16
20:48 (they took pics)
25
I wonder if my brother saw it
 
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