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Paper Airplane Touches Edge of Space, Glides Back

Posted by timothy on from the face-of-god-next-step dept.

itwbennett writes "Brits Steve Daniels, John Oates and Lester Haines just became the envy of geeks the world over. The trio 'built a one-wing glider from paper, lofted it to the edge of space at 90,000 feet with a helium balloon, and posted sound and video recordings from the plane as it glided safely back to the ground,' writes blogger Kevin Fogarty. The Register newspaper sponsored the stunt and reported each step of the process. And British defense-contractor Qinetiq supplied the cameras and testing chambers, says Fogarty."

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  1. wtf by doughnutguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    When you said "the edge of space" I thought you meant the border of the universe, so I was all WTF.

  2. Re:DUDE! by inode_buddha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would it be any better for you if we made a Beowulf cluster of them? So that you can enjoy your petrified Natalie Portman with hot grits?

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  3. Re:DUDE! by Shimmer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two six-digit accounts talking about the good ol' days of Slashdot. Precious!

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