Comment on Google’s Balloon Internet Experiment, One Year LaterparentComments−BCM4312yReally? I'm curious how hard it would be to shoot one down.−qwertyboy12yAt 60,000 to 90,000 ft.? Yeah, it's gonna be challenging.−discardorama12yIt is hard. Read this story about one similar rogue balloon from a few years back. The RCAF apparently fired over 1000 rounds into the balloon, and it still stayed aloft.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/160598.stm
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Really? I'm curious how hard it would be to shoot one down.
At 60,000 to 90,000 ft.? Yeah, it's gonna be challenging.
It is hard. Read this story about one similar rogue balloon from a few years back. The RCAF apparently fired over 1000 rounds into the balloon, and it still stayed aloft.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/160598.stm