RoebuckThirtyFour t1_j7b1ocq wrote on February 5, 2023 at 1:37 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC In the late 90s two canadian f18s put 1000+ rounds of 20mm into a weather balloon and it continued to drift Permalink Parent 1
RoebuckThirtyFour t1_j2czpm0 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:17 AM Reply to comment by pharmacofrenetic in TIL When you open your eyes in a prefectly dark room you don't see black, but " eigengrau ", a shafe of grey by mic3ttaa Visual snow? Permalink Parent 12
RoebuckThirtyFour t1_j7b1ocq wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
In the late 90s two canadian f18s put 1000+ rounds of 20mm into a weather balloon and it continued to drift