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Build Your Own KiteCam

Posted by michael on from the sacrifices-necessary-in-the-cause-of-Science dept.

wally writes "Paul Mutton successfully managed to kill an expensive digital camera taking aerial photos using a kite, parcel tape and some bubble wrap. The geek explains the ups and downs (excuse the pun) of his attempt to take some aerial photographs with a friend using a Casio EX-Z3 digital camera attached to a kite in good ol' Blue Peter style bubble wrap and parcel tape. Paul did however manage to take 2 or 3 pretty photos of Kent University before his precious camera speed to the ground at a speed with enough force to render it quite unusable. Out of bits left intact was the flash card and a 30 second clip leading up to the crash. Remember children: Don't try this at home!"

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  1. Better headline by cheetah · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Shouldn't this story be titled "How to crash your home built KiteCam" or at least "how to use slashdot to crash your webserver in 3 easy steps".

  2. At least, it got them by mi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A few minutes of SlashDot fame...

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  3. Re:SlashCam by Chatmag · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Damn, no mod points, just when I needed to mod the parent, funnier than hell.

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