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Build Your Own Weather Balloon

Posted by michael on from the if-it's-wet,-it's-raining dept.

Leeji writes "Here is an interesting read about one geek's project to build and launch a weather balloon. The flight recorder is a small $200 Soekris Engineering computer running Bering Linux. It also uses a Garmin GPS, HAM packet radio, an automated Aiptek Pencam Trio digital camera, army surplus batteries, and lots of geek duct tape."

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  1. Re:alert level: Orange by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    This might not be the best idea during the Orange Alert.


    Yes, it would be better to wait until it is lowered to Banana.

  2. Oh great- by kevcol · · Score: 5, Funny

    The photo gallery of the launch has close ups of the launch director's butt crack! Warning, please! Blech!