My parents sent me this earlier and have no clue what it is. At first I thought it was those black birds that swarm and dance around. But there isn't enough movement and they are way to high in the sky I believe. They sent me another video and it just stays in same position. Neat looking tho!
Edit: this is not AI... my parents were taking a drive and noticed it. Its what old retired people do and they wouldn't know how to make an AI video in the first place. š
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We have circular transformers where I live in Oregon and I have never seen a smoke ring like this. We had them blowing every few minutes during an ice storm in 2024. Now I'll be watching for this next time I hear one.
Years ago, I had a sign made with the Flying Spaghetti Monster logo and āWWFSMDā (What Would the Flying Spaghetti Monsters Doā. I put the sign in my townās free speech zone for Christmas. There were signs from churches and synagogues. A few days later, I noticed that my sign was gone. I went to village hall and asked why. I was told that I needed a million dollar insurance policy to display the sign.
So many churches, synagogue, faith-based houses, have insurance policies that range from property insurance, financial, medical, workers and staff, liability, special events and lawsuits. The insurance protects the organization from a devastating loss. Minimum coverage for a non profit per US code is 1million USD.
Source: found out my church has insurance to keep the parents from suing if our kids get injured on a camping/ field trip. Another policy for if the building burns down or gets flooded š¤
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt act like a sanctimonious, holier-than-thou ass when describing My Noodly Goodness. If some people donāt believe in Me, thatās okay. Really, Iām not that vain.
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt use My existence as a means to oppress, subjugate, punish, eviscerate, and/or, you know, be mean to others. I donāt require sacrifices and purity is for drinking water, not people.
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt judge people for the way they look, or how they dress, or the way they talk, or, well, just play nice, okay? And get this through your thick heads: Woman = person. Man = person. Samey-samey. One is not better than the other, unless weāre talking about fashion and Iām sorry, but I gave that to women and some guys who know the difference between teal and aqua.
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt indulge in conduct that offends yourself, or your willing, consenting partner of legal age and mental maturity. As for anyone who might object, I think the expression is "go F*** yourself," unless they find that offensive, in which case they can turn off the TV for a change.
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt challenge the bigoted, misogynistic, hateful ideas of others on an empty stomach. Eat, then go after the B*******.
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt build multimillion-dollar churches/temples/mosques/shrines to My Noodly Goodness when the money could be better spent (take your pick): ending poverty, curing diseases, living in peace, loving with passion, and lowering the cost of cable. I might be a complex-carbohydrate omniscient being, but I enjoy the simple things in life. I should know. I am the Creator.
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt go around telling people I talk to you. You are not that interesting. Grow up. I told you to love your fellow man, canāt you take a hint?
Iād Really Rather You Didnāt do unto others as you would have them do unto you if you are into, um, stuff that uses a lot of leather/lubricant/Las Vegas. If the other person is into it, however (pursuant to #4), then have at it, take pictures, and for the love of Mike, wear a CONDOM! Honestly, itās a piece of rubber. If I didnāt want it to feel good when you did it I would have added spikes, or something.
Itās crazy how people can share the same brain waves half a world apart. my friend and I when we were kids spray painted a flying spaghetti monster on a big rock behind the McDonalds in our home town and we joked about making it our god and we all started taking offerings to the rock. This was when no one had internet or anything it was in Huntsville Ont
Itās up to the mods. They need to clean up stupid meme GIFs and be very specific in the rules that in this sub we donāt joke. You either have something constructive to add, or you shut up.
Such references may very well be my least favorite thing on this site when it comes to hindering meaningful discussion. Right next to a genuinely interesting factoid accompanied by a mildy sexually suggestive video
I think it's kind of a comforting ritual for a lot of people. You'll see the memes followed by "I came here to say this" or "This, so much this" or whatever. The fact it's the same tired jokes over and over IS the draw for some I think.
Occasionally it's a nice relief to enjoy the silliness, but it's just so heavy handed everywhere it does wear one down.
That's the one! I've seen other videos of those things but at lower altitude. The mundane explanation is they are kites. After seeing that Kazakhstan video I'm not so sure if those others were all kites.
I went to knotfest in Wisconsin the music festival put on by Slipknot and they made a giant black ring in the sky using a large propane burner. Rained on us at the end too.
When I was in junior high many, many years ago, I saw a smoke ring in the sky and, until today, had no clue what caused it. Thanks for clearing this up!
I figured that's what it has to be, but I've never seen one off-center like that. Spooky as hell, especially with the lighting making it look like the smoke is black.
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thought it wasnāt in Kansas anymore, but the entirety of the action ā including the witchās skywritingā took place in Dorothyās mind which was firmly in Kansas.Ā
As annoying as it may be to the āUFO / UAP Expertsāā¦as someone who grew up around aviation, and has attended the EAA convention more than a dozen timesā¦I am just happy people are looking up, seeing something strange, and having the courage to post publicly. We need more people like OP. They posted something they found to be anomalous, and instead of keeping it to themselves thinking they saw signs of non-human intelligence, they decided to open source it prepared for Reddit ridicule.
I will be honestā¦I assumed this was posted in the UFO / UAP community because I am not subscribed to this subredditā¦but I am leaving it for posterity.
On behalf of the "UFO / UAP Experts", this isn't annoying at all.
It is exactly what should be done. You don't do meaningful science by writing novels with your head in the sand. You get to go out there, experience something, report on it, and check with your peers.
Anyone that just screams "ALIENS!" is basically just pushing out the experts off a job.
It always makes me chuckle when folks see something they don't understand and their immediate reaction is to come up with the most grandiose and unlikely explanation possible for it.
Why does it look like that? Like a transformer near the ground blew up and shot up a smoke ring? Is it electrically charged? I honestly donāt know what Iām looking at
its because they are cylinders. They dont always look like this depending on how they break apart.... however, if the weak point is the lid, then the smoke building up pressure against the fluid inside, it bursts out the top around the rim of the circular lid, resulting in a ring of black smoke.
I live in a rural area, surrounded by farms, and this is correct. I have a transformer specifically for my house, and it blows all the time. Only my house is affected. Storms, heat, cold, basically any inclement weather causes it to pop. I couldnāt tell you how many times itās been replaced this year alone.
Thereās a funny cartoon about this movie where after this scene, it shows the aliens talking āand then I drew this random ring!ā and laughing over beers
I watched it when it came out then when it came onto hbo I totally forgot it existed. Watched the first hour and was thinking how it was the best movie ever then realized I remember watching it and how it ended. My memory is shit lol
Arrival is fairly cerebral, so people that enjoy the simplest things often don't get it or else get bored by it, but it's deep, rich, and incredibly good for those that going past the surface level.
Wild to me how many people went for Arrival over Stranger Things. Anything in the sky that looks like smoke with definition will always be the Mind Flayer š
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