Comment on Satellite images reveal China built a replica of Taipei’s presidential district in remote Inner Mongolia, fuelling speculation that Beijing uses the site as training ground for an invasion of Taiwan

Old_Jimmy_Twodicks@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Anamana@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s funny that someone felt the need to add it and therefore made it look much more unrealistic and fake

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• Land_Strider@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hey, it is noted in the article that this is a satellite image, and I don’t see the plane anywhere in the shot. So either:

  A) The plane is above the satellite, which probably would require an even larger plane to cast such a deep shadow effectively,

  B) The plane is far away horizontally and actually bigger than the estimated 3 miles length to compensate,

  C) It is just a simple scaled down cardboard replica with someone’s kid’s platic toy plane casting a shadow on it,

  D) It is a big Chinese Dickbutt drawn to imitate a plane’s shadow so that the photographing satellite would say “oh shit” and look over its shoulder, as part of the prank.

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Definitely D.

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    • Old_Jimmy_Twodicks@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s what she said.

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    • state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Always the D.

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• Skua@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Don't be ridiculous

  It's just really close to the sun

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• jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s the shadow of the pope posing Marylyn Monroe style above a city drain vent.

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