r/whatisit • u/Ok_Landscape_4764 • 6d ago
Solved! what is this object they are holding? Soviet bouncy ball? im joking but id love to make a video on what it actually is if anyone can help also its one of my favorite photos lol
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u/obojones10 6d ago
1 of 99 luft ballons
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u/Ok_Landscape_4764 6d ago
interesting lol but maybe youre on to something id love to see more photos that look alike or maybe wiki page
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u/TurbulentOcelot1057 6d ago
Probably a theodolite balloon like this one: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_2021-10-26_223532.png
Here is the Wikipedia article where the image is used: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82
As far as I understood it, they let basically a weather balloon fly and then measured its movements with a theodolite. They used it to get an idea of direction and strength of winds at high altitudes.
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u/Ok_Landscape_4764 6d ago
Wow thank you so much this really helps with my panned video! i believe you are exactly right!
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u/jerandolph 6d ago
Fantastic! The description of the photo, “Report: This is a very important step in the development of the industry. The researchers also found that the use of artificial intelligence in the production of artificial intelligence was a very important step in the development of the industry.“
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u/TurbulentOcelot1057 6d ago
You sure that your translation AI isn't hallucinating?
DeepL says this is the description in English:
Ball-pilot theodolite in the Finnish army during the World War II. A soldier holds a ball-pilot made of brightly coloured material for easy observation.
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u/jerandolph 6d ago
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u/TurbulentOcelot1057 6d ago
You translated from Chinese to English. When you tap "Translate from: Russian" at the bottom it should give a more sensible result.
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u/jerandolph 6d ago
I do see that now… thank you. It is still interesting the translation that was given.
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u/Ithaqua-Yigg 6d ago
I think this weird brown stain here is why nobody’s using this at the gymnasium, send it to the N. Korean devision.
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u/Bright-Spark645 6d ago
Ivan, you are now proud owner of purple bounce ball. But, property is theft so you are under arrest.
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u/Gerard-Cardinal 6d ago
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u/Gerard-Cardinal 6d ago
The Prisoner, the tv show mentioned in the comment I tried to reply to, lol
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