Several balloons two of which were shot down over North America have certainly strained international relations, but you might not have guessed that there are a host of non-spy-related uses for the old-school tech.
Military assets had been mobilized to potentially shoot the balloon down, but Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said so far the decision has been made to let it float, in part, because "any potential debris field would be significant" and a threat to people on the ground.
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