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submitted 5 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Photographs shared on social media show bags attached via string to white translucent balloons carrying toilet paper, dark soil, and batteries, among other contents. 

Police and military officers are seen in some of these photographs. 

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that "some of the fallen balloons carried what appears to be faeces judging from its dark colour and odour".

South Korea's military condemned the act as a "clear violation of international law".

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[-] TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

I legitimately can’t tell from the headlines whether North Korea stories are satire at this point.

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The problem with news about North Korea is that tabloids and defectors can literally just make shit up and it will be republished uncritically by "respectable" news sources so you have no way to judge its credibility.

Or maybe it's all true, and to get between cities, north koreans have to pull the train to the next city. Which is actually a fake city, surrounded by fake farms, attended by fake farmers. Then they steal hollywood movies and are immediately executed by anti-aircraft gun for watching western media.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Why is that hard to believe? Now if North Korea claimed to find official legos for cheap? Then I could imagine your disbelief.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

Ah, the famous Nena song, "99 Luftturds".

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

There's something here from somewhere else! 🎶💃🏽

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Imagine how much nicer the world be if more international conflicts were fought with turd balloons.

[-] SouthFresh@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago

Imagine how much nicer the world would be if more people imagined pooploons at all.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Until they drop little boy for tests, then suddenly you got Hiroshima and Nagasaki all over again....but with shit chain reactions.

[-] TorJansson@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

If we aim right, we can fertilize our crops while we war.

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

My trash company didn't pick up my trash this week, and this gives me some ideas... BRB, gotta go rent a helium tank

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Do you have a rental storage place around you that offers 10 dollars a month intro pricing? You can just leave your garbage there. Pay one month, cash, and never come back.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago
[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

How so?

I'm sure they have a rule against filling it with perishable food, but those are composable anyway.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Dumping garbage is illegal

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

You're not dumping it, you're storing it. After non-payment, they'll auction it off to someone and they'll dump it.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Bruh. Someone had to actively put shit in a balloon.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Those are probably just normal North Korean trash bags. Throwing shitty TP in the trash is very common in countries with bad plumbing.

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

"It seriously threatens the safety of our people. North Korea is entirely liable for what happens due to the balloons and we sternly warn North Korea to immediately stop this inhumane and crass action," the military said.

It does not help South Korea when they make silly statements like this.

[-] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 months ago

You're saying floating balloons carrying human faeces AREN'T a public health hazard?

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Canada should do this to the states.

Maybe throw in a pack of pre-rolls every once in a while.

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