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xkcd #3030: Lasering Incidents (xkcd.com)

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I still don't know how the police found my compound where I ran an illegal searchlight depot/covert blimp airfield/fireworks testing range.

https://explainxkcd.com/3030/

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know what else sometimes flies low over residential areas?

737s coming in to land that are full of everyday slobs relying on two now-blinded pilots up front to get them on the ground during a critical phase of flight.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

And terrain mapping flights. Thousands of scientific, geologic, and geographic flights take place around the world on a weekly basis.