WTF was this??
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Topic: WTF was this??
Posted By: Blacksword
Subject: WTF was this??
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 04:43
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Pentagon officials say they cannot explain reports of a missile launch off the coast of California on Monday.
A CBS News helicopter captured what looked like the vapour trail of a missile rising from the water about 35 miles (56 km) offshore. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11721981 - BBC America Would the authorities really not know about a missile launch taking place 35 miles offshore of California? Considering spy satelites seem to be able to film an Iranian nuclear technician taking an unauthorised sh*t, is it not fair to assume that the CIA at least has the US coastline covered. I know it's big, but even so. Christ on a bike, how did we ever come through the cold war?  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 04:47
Weather balloon? Atmospheric disturbance? ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 04:51
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North Korean Aliens, obviously.
We are lucky enough to be in one of the few parallel universes where the Cold War did not destroy the earth, that is how we made it. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 05:54
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It's a jet (vapour) contrail, not a rocket blast trail.
There are several clues to that point to this explanation - the colour, shape, speed, dispersal, lack of "fire" at the head...
It is common to see them looking like that this time of year (autumn, nothern hemisphere) around sunset. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 06:00
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^ Yep, I agree with Dean. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 06:23
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Ah that makes sense Dean ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 07:17
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Last I heard nothing blew up.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 07:39
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Ok, yes Deans probably right. It surely can't be possible to launch a missile off the coast of California, unauthorised, without defence systems going ape sh*t. Makes you wonder why they bothered reporting it. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 08:51
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Yes, the funny thing about all the discussion on this story was that people operated that it was a given that it was a missile, and then launched into wild conjecture (was it American? Chinese? who launched it, why, what was the political message intended, etc). Very few people bothered to ask if it could possibly not be a missile. Consider a.) we put out notices (NOTAM) any time we need to conduct a test so as to restrict the local airspace, which we did not do, and b.) no other country is dumb enough to park a sub that close to our coast (possibly even in our territorial waters, since they were so close to Catalina Island) and fire unless for some reason they really want to start a war right there and then.
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 09:40
Ah the cold war turns hot. LA attacks San Francisco. ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 09:50
Silicone Valley vs. Silicon Valley  ------------- What? |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 09:55
Well, nothing stimulates an economy like a war.
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Garion81 wrote:Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 10:52
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I'm pretty sure it was Christ on a bike -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 10:56
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˙lıɐɹʇuoɔ ɐ s,ʇı ʇɐɥʇ ǝǝs uɐɔ noʎ 'ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ ʇı ʇɐ ʞool noʎ ɟI ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 18:50
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It's a streetlight. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 18:55
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I saw a bunch of contrails in the sky driving home. I think we're all doomed.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 18:56
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Contrails? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: November 10 2010 at 18:56
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It is the sign of a new WW. I guess the Mayans were right after all.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 11 2010 at 04:14
Condensation trails/vapour trails ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: November 11 2010 at 14:00
Definitely North Korean aliens from another dimension of time and space. The twighlight zone perhaps. ------------- |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: November 12 2010 at 17:33
Nothing wrong with the San Fernando Valley. Gotta love those enhanced ladies. |