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Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?

 
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Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
They claim it was the size of "three school buses."

It would have been more relatable if they measured it in units of Whoopi Goldbergs. E.g.,

"The balloon is approximately the size of two Whoopi Goldbergs."
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
i always thought the standard was giraffes...but maybe i'm getting left behind in the information age.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Kamala would want to hear yellow buses. cackle!
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
So Kamala could understand what they were talking about during intel briefings. She knows two references for measurements and school buses is one of them.


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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Kamala would want to hear yellow buses. cackle!
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Non of this real.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Probably because they were similar in shape and profile.

Otherwise the more standard giraffe unit would have been used.
"Everybody lies."
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Y'all have regular and short busses .
Which one ?
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
The standard units of measurement for sky events have historically been Empire State Building units and Statue of Liberty units. I don't know why the change now.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
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i could watch that for an hour and just marvel at that retard
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
My house sits on a 170 schoolbus lot.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Magic Schoolbus. Mrs. Frizzell took the kids on a field trip across the country. But this was a multi grade field trip, so they needed three.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Great question OP! Giraffes are better.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
1 Chinese balloon = 1 US metric bafflement
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

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metric or imperial units
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

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Your mother
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Would that be any significantly bigger than a normal hot-air balloon?
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

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there is always at least one person who takes the joke literally.
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


Your mother
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 51159401


Clever. I hope I can remember that.. I want to be as cool as you someday...
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


there is always at least one person who takes the joke literally.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74661902


Hi.

Explain the joke please.

Your mom?
Anonymous Coward
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


there is always at least one person who takes the joke literally.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74661902


Hi.

Explain the joke please.

Your mom?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


you...you are the joke



skull_fing
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

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 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


Which side?

Front to back to back

The front and rear are also sides of a bus

Side to side?

So the balloon is rectangular or square?

I can't figure out any logical sphere which is 3 bus lengths..
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
I mean.. we really aren't supposed to discuss Whoopi,

are we?

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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
You know how big a school bus is, right?

So does everybody else.

You can easily picture how big 3 school buses side-by-side is, right?

So can everybody else.

So, picturing 3 school buses side-by-side,

what would you suggest as a better example for size reference?

.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


there is always at least one person who takes the joke literally.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74661902


Hi.

Explain the joke please.

Your mom?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


you...you are the joke



skull_fing
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Brilliant!

You are coolness!
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Isn’t 3 buses about the size of a regular air balloon, though? Why not just say that?
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Re: Why Measure the Chinese Spy Balloon in Units of School Buses?
Isn’t 3 buses about the size of a regular air balloon, though? Why not just say that?
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Would that be any significantly bigger than a normal hot-air balloon?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85205523


And, by the way,

balloons aren't rectangles, doofus...
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