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Why are the rain clouds shaped in this way? (infosec.pub)
submitted 1 year ago by Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org to c/weather@feddit.uk
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A bug in the matrix or just the radar? This is no normal cloud-shape, is it?

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[โ€“] Umbrias@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what a roller coaster, and the ominous unexplained insect edit is a cherryon top

[โ€“] wren@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

aha here's a full explanation of the thought process:

  • no other weather report matches these patterns
  • they're suspiciously round and not blobby like real clouds
  • they're each suspiciously localised around the radars in the network
  • there are lots of types of radar artefacts, including close-to-radar ground-clutter (this is what I assumed it was) but it's too consistent and large of a signal for that
  • so it must be something uniform, in the air instead of on the ground, that isn't rain
  • bugs are about the size of a big rain drop! enough to be picked up as a strong signal by the radar and enough to prevent the radar from seeing long distances
  • It's also been flying-ant-day recently across Europe