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Just saw it
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03-18-2009, 07:11 PM #1
Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
Just saw it at Gizmodo. The kids did it with around a few hundred dollars. Now I'm tempted to try this myself some day. 
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03-18-2009, 07:18 PM #2
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
Mega cool!
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03-18-2009, 07:49 PM #3
Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
The British are doing it too
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...dge-space.html
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03-18-2009, 08:24 PM #4
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
I would like to try that... And of course, there is the 'launching a rocket into space from the balloon' bit...
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03-18-2009, 11:53 PM #5
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
I'm amazed that the balloon landed only 6 miles from the start point. One would think that getting that high up, it would have drifted much further off course.
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03-19-2009, 02:15 AM #6
Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
Originally Posted by Exploding_Silver
Teddy doesn't have a helmet on...oh dear.
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03-19-2009, 06:21 AM #7
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
And then there are the people who do it the right way.
www.copenhagensuborbitals.com
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03-20-2009, 04:32 AM #8
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
NEWSFLASH....... Space Shuttle badly damaged by what astronauts are describing as a "Teddy" flying at 17,000 mph! The British Prime minister has been asked by NASA if the "attack" was in revenge for "Beagle2!!"
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03-20-2009, 05:25 AM #9
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
That's awesome.
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03-20-2009, 05:49 AM #10
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
Hm I don't think those teddy bears actually made it to space. :\
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03-20-2009, 12:24 PM #11
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Re: Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface with a Balloon
I feel stupid right about now...When I first looked at the picture my mind said, " How teh hell are those kids gonna get back down?"
Then I realized my stupidity and had to tell you guys.
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