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		exabrial on Feb 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over C... Please stop using a $400k missile to shoot down a $300 party favor. Certainly we could have a kid wave a high powered laser out of a window of a Cessna 172 for 1/10 of the price

Scalene2 on Feb 12, 2023 | [–]

Cessna can't fly high enough. Child can't stabilize laser well enough to do required damage.

brianwawok on Feb 12, 2023 | | [–]

It’s ok we have plenty of those. Good target practice.

quickthrower2 on Feb 12, 2023 | [–]

Weird take.

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