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  • Penthouse Tony
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    • Apr 2004
    • 5835
    #1

    Launch a Camera to near outspace for $150

    2 MIT students launched a cheap Canon A470 into the upper stratosphere to get a picture of the curvature of the earth. They did it for $150!

    http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/...-money-budget/
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    • Davy
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      • Apr 2006
      • 4323
      #2
      Hmm, I like that!

      They would have been in deep shit if the balloon dropped into the ocean.
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        • mikeyddddd
          Viva la vulva!
          • Mar 2003
          • 16557
          #3


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            • baddog
              So Fucking Banned
              • Apr 2001
              • 107089
              #4
              Very cool.

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                • who
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 19593
                  #5
                  It's oging to be illegal

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                    • marketsmart
                      HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER
                      • Dec 2004
                      • 20419
                      #6
                      Originally posted by who
                      It's oging to be illegal
                      yes, i am surprised they are not in trouble for this..

                      you are supposed to get a permit or file with the faa or some shit...

                      what if a plane had crashed as a result of this...

                      on the other hand.. now i want to build one of these too...

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                        • Hentaikid
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                          • Nov 2002
                          • 1250
                          #7
                          Some high school students did this before, a few months ago.

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                            • HouseHead
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                              • Aug 2003
                              • 5539
                              #8
                              looks kewl
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                                • Penthouse Tony
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                                  • Apr 2004
                                  • 5835
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Davy
                                  Hmm, I like that!

                                  They would have been in deep shit if the balloon dropped into the ocean.
                                  Like fines for littering? Or deep shit cuz their equipment would have been damaged?
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                                    • CIVMatt
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                                      • Aug 2004
                                      • 13075
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by marketsmart
                                      yes, i am surprised they are not in trouble for this..

                                      you are supposed to get a permit or file with the faa or some shit...

                                      what if a plane had crashed as a result of this...

                                      on the other hand.. now i want to build one of these too...
                                      Haha I was thinking the same thing
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                                        • cherrylula
                                          lol
                                          • Jan 2002
                                          • 15969
                                          #11
                                          $149 for a camera, a cellphone with GPS, and all other material?

                                          The camera Canon A470 seems to go for about $75, I wonder what GPS phone they used...

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                                            • DonovanTrent
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                                              • Dec 2006
                                              • 968
                                              #12
                                              Very cool. I wonder how hard the falling beer cooler hit and what damage it would've caused had it hit a house or a person or such. Would make for a good story though! LOL
                                              Donovan Trent

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                                                • DatingGold
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                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 13185
                                                  #13
                                                  my luck it would fall out of the sky and kill someone
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                                                    • TrafficRush
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                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                      • 2099
                                                      #14
                                                      and now its illegal probably lol some idiot will launch thier pet into space or something stupid like that
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                                                        • Penthouse Tony
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                                                          • Apr 2004
                                                          • 5835
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by DonovanTrent
                                                          Very cool. I wonder how hard the falling beer cooler hit and what damage it would've caused had it hit a house or a person or such. Would make for a good story though! LOL
                                                          It couldn't have been a free fall. It would have been way too hot withstand that.
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                                                            • After Shock Media
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                                                              • Mar 2001
                                                              • 35299
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by DonovanTrent
                                                              Very cool. I wonder how hard the falling beer cooler hit and what damage it would've caused had it hit a house or a person or such. Would make for a good story though! LOL
                                                              A styrofoam beer cooler weighs as close to nothing as something can, attached you had the phone of course which could cause a small ouch.
                                                              The damage it would cause a person would be fairly minor and to a house it would be none unless by some freak chance it landed on a skylight. At most you may lightly dent something.
                                                              The cooler and camera would of reached terminal velocity and once that was hit, the rest of the height no longer matters. Example being it would make no difference if a human fell 1900 ft, or 40,000 ft. they would impact at the same speed.

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                                                                • Penthouse Tony
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                                                                  • Apr 2004
                                                                  • 5835
                                                                  #17
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                                                                    • cherrylula
                                                                      lol
                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                      • 15969
                                                                      #18
                                                                      From that page:

                                                                      "Looks like great high school project for kids."

                                                                      Great, just what we need, thousands of public school kids launching things into the sky only to come down on the rest of us. LOL ;)

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                                                                        • Penthouse Tony
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                                                                          • Apr 2004
                                                                          • 5835
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by marketsmart
                                                                          yes, i am surprised they are not in trouble for this..

                                                                          you are supposed to get a permit or file with the faa or some shit...

                                                                          what if a plane had crashed as a result of this...

                                                                          on the other hand.. now i want to build one of these too...
                                                                          From their site. **Many people have commented on the legality of the balloon launch with respect to FAA regulations. FAA regulations only apply to balloons with payloads over four pounds. Please check the FAA regulations for further information.
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                                                                            • NemesisEnforcer
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                                                                              • Aug 2003
                                                                              • 2122
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Cool, reminds me of the days when I used to fly Estes rockets.
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                                                                                • ToplistBlog_Com
                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                                                  • 2065
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  That's awesome!

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