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I think it would be nice for there to be some reserved places on the Earth's surface which can remain undisturbed by the internet. Soon, you're going to need a boat just to escape its corrupting influence.

PS If I was a Cantabrian farmer and I saw one of these above my property I'd have my shotgun out, quick as.

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You'd probably need a missile to shoot it down. The balloons are probably 80,000ft above ground. I'm not sure if there's anything that can shoot a bullet that high. Maybe a high powered railgun?

You can use another "attacker" balloon to do it.

There are probably many ways to shoot down the balloon, but it's probably out of the technological reach of a farmer. I don't think there's anything off the shelf that could shoot something down from 80,000ft.

What about a maser?

You don't own the airspace over your land in most countries. I doubt NZ is that different.

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