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more about #experiment more comments → Jake712: Tremendously cool, if somewhat vomit inducing. more » invictus2006: makes me wish if man could only stop fighting over pathatic wars & think more about trying to reach for the stars :( oh well one can only dream. more » GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: Any chance Red would let them borrow a cam now? THAT would be sweet. I also wonder if you could point the camera up or down, and make a cheap lens/m... more » trevisol: I'm getting this going with the science teachers at the middle school where I work. The one thing that they never mention in these articles is if they... more » Curves: I love that they named it Icarus. Very cool. more » pevans34: This story just emblazoned the image in my mind of "space blimps", and mustached pirates armed with steam powered single shot rifles... in space more » MrBlahBlah: this is cool, but can't launch from a coast, since there's a good chance it'll end up in the water more » Kaiser-Machead: If this sort of thing becomes a growing trend, I fear our metahuman citizens that zoom through the upper atmosphere to stop evil madmen from destroyin... more » UgoKliker: Yeah, but wait for Homeland Security to pay them a visit. Just musing, but with the cheapness, and the ability to move a payload 20 miles, don't you t... more » anon: That is wicked cool! It occurs to me that if you were willing to use disposable parts and sacrifice picture quality, you could strip down a pay-as-yo... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Why didn't they just use a monkey with an oxygen canister? more » JayhawkJake: I've done two or three of these kinds of launches, I'm president of a club at the University of Kansas that does these. We are going to be launching ... more » wingbatwu: I would launch at night to see more stars, or maybe a "sunset" more » Curves: This is why I want to go to MIT when I grow up. more » ELPARTO: Hm, I actually do feel like dumping $150 on this. I can print the pictures and put them in my bathroom. Then when people use the bathroom and come b... more » -
#darpa
DARPA's Giant Red Balloons Officially at Large
Remember that DARPA balloon challenge, where the first team to find ten weather balloons wins $40,000? Well, the balloons are up in the air. If you don't have a team yet, here are some places to report a sighting. UPDATED: More » -
#photography
New High-Def Home Video From The Edge of Space
This amazing video was shot by a Canon Vixio-HF camcorder attached to a hydrogen balloon launched by a small group of Edmonton radio enthusiasts on August 24. It's believed to be the first amateur video taken at 107,145 feet. More » -
#photography
MIT Students Explain How to Photograph Space for $150
On September 2, Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh successfully took these images of Earth's curvature and the blackness of space using only a weather balloon and off-the-shelf components—without complicated hacks. Total cost: $148. Here's how they did it. More » -
#walkman
When a 13-year-old From 2009 Uses a Walkman For a Week
Here's what happens when you give a 13-year-old from 2009 a Sony Walkman—the tape kind—and ask him to figure it out without any outside help: incredible confusion. More » -
#art
NYU Student Conducts Most Adorable Robot Experiment Ever
The tweenbot, a cardboard-bodied, cheerful little bugger, is equipped with a flag stating its intended destination. Since it can only move forward, it depends on the kindness of strangers to guide it and remove obstacles. More » -
#retromodo
Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Lets You Play Dr. Manhattan for Radioactive Funsies
They don't make toys like this anymore: why have an E-Z Bake Oven when I can have a U-238 Atomic Energy Lab and create my own Manhattan project in the backyard? (BAM! Emeril said it.) More » -
