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Swedish Engineer's RC Plane Gets a Balloon Lift To Space

Posted by timothy on from the purely-awesome dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "A Swedish engineer has sent his radio controlled airplane to the edge of space using a weather balloon. It reached 33,100 metres before the balloon popped. The trip is captured on film and he has detailed the project in a blog. Amazing stuff."

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  1. Old school by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    The trip is captured on film

    ORLY?

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    1. Re:Old school by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      I've got a [sarcasm] sign, but I didn't think I'd ever need a [pedantry for comic effect] sign.

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      systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
    2. Re:Old school by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      Tip: other people are different to you and enjoy different things. The classy thing is just to let them get on with it rather than sneer at them in public in attempt to look superior.

      Of course here on Slashdot we have this wonderful moderation system which lets you get a whiff of public opinion, which, while not an objective measurement, would seem to suggest that on this occasion I am, in fact, funny. Unfortunately there's no "-1 condescending snob" option, so we may never know what the world thinks of HornWumpus.

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      systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
  2. Re:all these balloons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    End up somewhere, usually in the stomachs of marine mammals.

    Marine mammals? Like US Marines? I knew they were tough, but eating weather balloons?! Damn!