On 2023-02-03 4:24 p.m., RichA wrote:
> This was how they controlled balloon that got out of control in the 1800s. You shoot the balloon with a gun, put a few holes in it, the hot air would slowly leak out allowing (manned) balloons to land safely.

Given that's it's well above the operational height of planes, what
would they be going to shoot it with?

In article <trpuca$2tp9n$1@dont-email.me>,
David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On 2023-02-03 4:24 p.m., RichA wrote:
> > This was how they controlled balloon that got out of control in the 1800s.
> > You shoot the balloon with a gun, put a few holes in it, the hot air would
> > slowly leak out allowing (manned) balloons to land safely.
>
> Given that's it's well above the operational height of planes, what
> would they be going to shoot it with?

A plane can go nose up and fire a long-range missile.

In article <trpuca$2tp9n$1@dont-email.me>, davidjohnston29@yahoo.com wrote:
> On 2023-02-03 4:24 p.m., RichA wrote:

>> This was how they controlled balloon that got out of control in the 1800s.
>> You shoot the balloon with a gun, put a few holes in it, the hot air would
>> slowly leak out allowing (manned) balloons to land safely.
>
>Given that's it's well above the operational height of planes

Commercial planes.

>, what would they be going to shoot it with?

Missiles can travel upwards.

On 2/5/2023 8:54 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <trpuca$2tp9n$1@dont-email.me>,
> David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2023-02-03 4:24 p.m., RichA wrote:
>>> This was how they controlled balloon that got out of control in the 1800s.
>>> You shoot the balloon with a gun, put a few holes in it, the hot air would
>>> slowly leak out allowing (manned) balloons to land safely.
>>
>> Given that's it's well above the operational height of planes, what
>> would they be going to shoot it with?
>
> A plane can go nose up and fire a long-range missile.
>
Which they did. Johnston was just pointing out to Rich that you can't
shoot it from the ground.

On 2/6/23 12:03 AM, suzeeq wrote:
> On 2/5/2023 8:54 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>> In article <trpuca$2tp9n$1@dont-email.me>,
>>   David Johnston <davidjohnston29@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2023-02-03 4:24 p.m., RichA wrote:
>>>> This was how they controlled balloon that got out of control in the
>>>> 1800s.
>>>> You shoot the balloon with a gun, put a few holes in it, the hot air
>>>> would
>>>> slowly leak out allowing (manned) balloons to land safely.
>>>
>>> Given that's it's well above the operational height of planes, what
>>> would they be going to shoot it with?
>>
>> A plane can go nose up and fire a long-range missile.
>>
> Which they did. Johnston was just pointing out to Rich that you can't
> shoot it from the ground.

And Eunuch Derp is just pointing out that he donated his brain to the
Oath Keepers.

On 2023-02-05 10:27 p.m., john wrote:
> In article <trpuca$2tp9n$1@dont-email.me>, davidjohnston29@yahoo.com wrote:
>> On 2023-02-03 4:24 p.m., RichA wrote:
>
>>> This was how they controlled balloon that got out of control in the 1800s.
>>> You shoot the balloon with a gun, put a few holes in it, the hot air would
>>> slowly leak out allowing (manned) balloons to land safely.
>>
>> Given that's it's well above the operational height of planes
>
> Commercial planes.
>
>> , what would they be going to shoot it with?
>
> Missiles can travel upwards.
>

But Rich was talking about bullets. Of course Canada once lost a
weather balloon and planes from several countries shot themselves dry
trying to shoot it down with bullets.