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xkcd #3107: Weather Balloons

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Once you add the balloons into the model, it makes forecasting easier overall--the forecast is always 'cold and dark, with minimal solar-driven convection.'

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago (8 children)

I'm going to need someone to adjust the model for instances in which an F-22 starts shooting them down.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

All the fighter jets in the world couldn't make a tiny dent in one trillion balloons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'd just shoot doem down with FLAC cannons

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Good idea using the Free Lossless Audio Codec that will sound way better than mp3 when the balloons all pop.

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