[reb.]

This is super cool, I hope it isn't a repost. I did a few searches and found nothing..

Quote:

Like many youngsters, and those young at heart, seven-year-old Max Geissbuhler and his dad dreamed of visiting space -- and armed with just a weather balloon, a video camera, and an iPhone, in a way they did just that.

Link:
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bl...elf-style.html

Video:
http://vimeo.com/15091562

FOLLOW MY JOURNEY TO SPACE HERE:
http://www.overclock.net/off-topic/8...l#post10968332

 

[SecrtAgentMan]

Awesome

 

[ErBall]

hate to say this is a repost, can't seem to find it, but was posted just the other day.

 

[noldevin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ErBall hate to say this is a repost, can't seem to find it, but was posted just the other day.

I didn't see it. If you saw it but still couldn't find it then he's off the hook.

 

[ZTR1760]

Repost, this happened quite a while ago.

 

[reb.]

Sorry for the repost guys

 

[SmokinWaffle]

Damn, that's impressive, I'd never seen it before, so thanks

 

[Dom_sufc]

Brilliant!

 

[UnAimed]

Done many times before, cool nonetheless.

 

[Andr3az]

Awesome!! Haven't seen this. Awesome!

 

[Lord Xeb]

This is pretty damn cool.

 

[Boyboyd]

That is pretty amazing.

Just 30 miles of drift from the launch site is pretty damn impressive, as is the altitude it reached. I'm pretty sure someone has skydived from the altitude before too. Makes me feel sick just thinking about that.

Edit: yep. 102,800 feet

 

[nikolauska]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZTR1760 Repost, this happened quite a while ago.

I'm sure you guys saying repost can also give a link to original thread?

 

[0rion]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikolauska I'm sure you guys saying repost can also give a link to original thread?

http://www.overclock.net/technology-...-19-miles.html

 

[reb.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0rion http://www.overclock.net/technology-...-19-miles.html

Ok well then mods can close this since I am an obvious ******* who posted something that was already posted.

 

[0rion]

Quote:

Originally Posted by reb. Ok well then mods can close this since I am an obvious ******* who posted something that was already posted.

Haha dont worry about it, the titles were completely different, and the links were also different. I found it by remembering the old details, "19 miles" and "weather balloon." It wouldnt have come up unless you got really creative with the search terms.

 

[Kevlo]

amazing.....

 

[reb.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0rion Haha dont worry about it, the titles were completely different, and the links were also different. I found it by remembering the old details, "19 miles" and "weather balloon." It wouldnt have come up unless you got really creative with the search terms.

Yeah, I guess so.

 

[l4n b0y]

read this about a week ago, truly awesome! if only the camera could have lasted a tad longer!!

 

[Gnomepatrol]

This is something old MIT students did this a year ago using a camera weather balloon and a few other items

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...-money-budget/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gadget Lab The two students (from MIT, of course) put together a low-budget rig to fly a camera high enough to photograph the curvature of the Earth. Instead of rockets, boosters and expensive control systems, they filled a weather balloon with helium and hung a styrofoam beer cooler underneath to carry a cheap Canon A470 compact camera. Instant hand warmers kept things from freezing up and made sure the batteries stayed warm enough to work.

They used a beer cooler and got shots of the curvature of the earth