Chinese Spy Balloon

[Neveragain]

For a balloon flying at 60,000 feet, the debris field would have been a circle with a 7-mile radius. Applying some elementary math, that works out to 154 square miles. With 1.3 people per square mile, you would have killed 200 people. Congratulations.

If I dumped a bag of pennies from 60,000 feet, the pennies would still be harmless. I know this because I didn't use elementary math.