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Australian Student Balloon Rises 100,000 Feet, With a Digital Camera

Posted by timothy on from the shame-about-the-iso-setting dept.

hype7 writes "An Australian student at Deakin University had a fascinating idea for a final project — to send a balloon up 100,000ft (~30,000 metres) into the stratosphere with a digital camera attached. The university was supportive, and the project took shape. Although there were some serious hitches along the way, the project was successful, and he managed to retrieve the balloon — with the pictures. What's really amazing is that the total cost was so low; the most expensive part was buying the helium gas for approximately AUD$250 (~USD$200)."

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  1. Altitude by White+Flame · · Score: 5, Funny

    See, you can get a lot higher up without a kid inside.

    1. Re:Altitude by courteaudotbiz · · Score: 5, Funny

      But you get fewer press coverage without the kid...

    2. Re:Altitude by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know what I'm putting my 6 yr old inside for his last science fair...

    3. Re:Altitude by Clockwork+Apple · · Score: 5, Funny

      They got the press coverage without the kid. The "schrodingers kid" was only a "potential child" in the balloon.

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      "Doctor, it's not the voices I hear in MY head, but the voices I hear in YOUR head that really frighten me."
  2. Re:Reported before by schon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Australian Student Balloon Rises 100,000 Feet, With a Digital Camera

    they have been doing it at least since the 1950's

    Umm, yeah, I'm gonna need a citation on that.