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brianmi40: I want to know what makes low air pressure and cold temps break apart balsa wood... I was trying to imagine moisture content in the wood, but couldn'... more »
Phaper: That's nice and all but, I wanted to see the footage of the chair falling back to earth! It had me on the edge of my seat! #toshibaspacechair more »
andrewjp33: Did they really need to play that beeping noise every 5 seconds?! I would hope that the visuals grab your attention. #toshibaspacechair more »
Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Wow, something on this page is causing 50% cpu utilization non-stop as soon as it loads. If I close it, all is good. But starting this particular pa... more »
tineras: That last shot seems to have exagerated curvature. #toshibaspacechair more »
trs: Omg my six year old son was on that chair when it took off! #toshibaspacechair more »
WWSJD: ...... so wait they spent nearly 4 grand for a chair made out of "biodegradable" balsa wood..... Last time i checked all wood was biodegradable and ... more »
GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: So it cost like $3,000 to make a chair to destroy? I'm just trying to figure out what they would say to someone who may have been hit by this: My hu... more »
Serolf Divad: 4lbs, including the3 camera? Wow... that's almost the most impressive part of this. I wonder how much time ti would take a person to make the same fa... more »

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Video: Arm Chair Reaches 98,268 Feet in New Toshiba Commercial
The latest object to shoot high-def video from the edge of space is…an arm chair. To promote its REGZA SV LCD TVs (LED backlight, local dimming), Toshiba trekked into the Black Rock Desert with a helium balloon. Watch the result: More »
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First Teddie Bear Astronauts Conquer Space
Yesterday the Japanese announced the first space beer. Now the British are claiming the first teddy bear astronauts, who were photographed in space from a home-made vessel with two digital cameras, a flight computer, GPS, and radio.
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Homemade Backyard Digital Observatory's Spectacular Images Rivals Hubble's
Greg Parker is a professor of electronics at Southampton University. He's also a wizard. Like his co-author Noel Carboni. Real wizards, capable of obtaining some images that rival the best of Hubble's and giant Earth-based telescopes using less than $15,000 in equipment and more patience than any money in the world could buy. Their magic: A refrigerated CCD chip, a rotating dome, and some smart post processing in Photoshop. More »

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