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These hundred meter tall red and blue letter-shaped
balloons would float at the front of major weather
fronts identifying them as cold or warm fronts.
bonus: also make "rain", "snow", and other appropriate
annotations in the sky.
The_20Sky-Writing_20Weather_20Report
[hippo, Oct 22 2012]
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(Well, kinda - the Brits did ones they called "barrage balloons", they were grey, and predicted grey weather, and they were moored in place because the weather didn't change, and their droopy tailfins gave them the same downmooded air as the halfmast ears of a wet cat. |
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But in the rest of the world, yes, sounds good to me.) |
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Why don't you just call them 'weather balloons'? |
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Exactly how will this help me identify fonts? |
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How do the balloons maintain their position,
given that many weather fronts are
associated with high velocity winds- often
moving at an angle to the direction of
progress of the front ? |
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[normzone], that's EXACTLY what I was wondering! |
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I thought this was a military idea. Anyway, in my
region the fronts are marked by the ice cream trucks
that know in advance where the fighting will be, and
wait for it to end, so that everyone can chill down
with a cool drink. |
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