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Listen to the Sky

Posted by michael on from the snap-crackle-pop dept.

disposable60 writes "Sky Ear will be a one-night event in which a glowing "cloud" of mobile phones and helium balloons is released into the air so that people can dial into the cloud and listen to the sounds of the sky."

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  1. But the question is... by josh+glaser · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...who will answer?

    1. Re:But the question is... by GiveMeLinux · · Score: 0, Funny

      You're feeble human mind could not possibly handle the answer. Next question.

    2. Re:But the question is... by John+Courtland · · Score: 2, Funny

      Only on slashdot would a post like this contain grammatical errors.

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    3. Re:But the question is... by That_Guy_Again · · Score: 2, Funny
      ... can you hear me now?

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  2. Neat by Bishop,+Martin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I personally like calling stupid people to hear the echo of my voice in their empty head.

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    1. Re:Neat by Cruciform · · Score: 2, Funny

      Do you use single weave or braided string with your can? :)

    2. Re:Neat by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

      "I personally like calling stupid people to hear the echo of my voice in their empty head."

      I personally like calling stupid people to hear the echo of my voice in their empty head.

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  3. Sound of ringtones by solid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hope they turn off the ringtones / vibrators.

    *imagines the sound of mission impossible theme over an earpiece*

    1. Re:Sound of ringtones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      yeah, funny how the sky sounds like mommy's battery torch with no light.

  4. what if there's a storm? by tsunamifirestorm · · Score: 4, Funny

    would we get to see cell phones zapped by lightning?

  5. Roaming by subzerorz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would that be considered roaming?
    It would be interesting to listen to during a storm or tornado.

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  6. 25M? 60M? miles? meters? by Saint+Stephen · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do they mean 1000 balloons will be enclosed in a 25 mile net at a height of 60 miles?

    Or a 25 meter net at a height of 60 meters?

    The first seems ridiculous; the second is not very high.

  7. Free phone, no contract required by Hamstaus · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, I could really use a new phone. I think I've got some darts and a net around here somewhere...

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    1. Re:Free phone, no contract required by Hamstaus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, but do you want a million idiots calling you, thinking they are talking to god?

      Wouldn't be much more than I get now doing tech support. And for all intents and purposes, to them I am.

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    2. Re:Free phone, no contract required by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

      And the LORD spake "Doth thou hear ME now?" And it was Good.

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  8. I'm confused by Aurelfell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is April Fools Day the tenth of April in the UK?

  9. Dude... by ctr2sprt · · Score: 4, Funny
    My hands are huge. They can touch anything but themselves... oh, wait.

    (Seriously, how high were the people behind this event when they thought of the idea?)

  10. I want to call the phone... by John+Courtland · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that gets sucked into a jet engine...

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  11. The answer is... by ProKras · · Score: 1, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, the cell phone answers YOU!

  12. It talks to me by Kohath · · Score: 4, Funny

    The sky talks to me all the time.

    It tells me to burn things.

  13. But personally... by josh+glaser · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't wait to see how many people mistake this for a UFO. ;-)

    1. Re:But personally... by Jin+Wicked · · Score: 2, Funny

      "It wasn't ball lighting or Venus, sir, that was a massive bunch of flying cellphones and balloons..."

      Yeah, right. Let the conspiracy theories abound!

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  14. Re:Why? What is the point? by seanadams.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    What is the point of this?

    Answer here

    Presumably they will just hear a few wind noises as it blows past the microphones?

    I found a pretty good explanation here.

    Just out of interest, who is putting up the money for this?

    I think if you dig around, you might find out here.

    They sound like they are spending other people's money with no comeback

    Science had known to occasionally be funded by someone for one reason or another. I would recommend reading this page to learn about the experiment.

    Or you could just RTFA.

  15. Drugs are bad by razathorn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mkay...

    At least that was MY first thought when I saw this story.

  16. Cool, but... by Eric+Smith · · Score: 2, Funny

    when will I be able to get a Smelloscope? I hope I don't have to wait until the year 3000!

  17. And in other news.... by TribeDoktor · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Greenwich, London had reported pellet gun sales going through the roof.

  18. The atmosphere is only 12M by Chemisor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Since the atmosphere is only 12 miles high, it is obvious that they must mean a 25 mile net at the depth of 60 meters. The weight of the cellphones needed to fill it probably can't make a bigger crater than that. If it makes a sphere, it has a volume of 3.3E13 m3. Each m3 can probably contain about 5000 cell phones, each weighing in at ~200g. This comes to 1.7E17 cell phones at a total weight of 3.3E16 kg.

  19. What do they hope to learn... by IDigUNIX · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...everyone knows that the wind cries Mary...