Man Uses Balloon to Take Pics From Space

[MikeW]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...et-camera.html

[turbomaxx]

Sick

[Leung]

That is so cool.

[StoobyMcDooby]

coolest thing ive seen in a long time

[MikeW]

Isn't it? Id almost say that's damn near genius. One of those things where you're like, "Why didnt I think of that?!?"

[tommi]

does it come with a kid inside it?

[JoshM]

Every 5 minutes?
That gives UFO's plenty of time to sneak by in between pictures. Why don't they think of this shit!?



But, for real, that's awesome.

[Ralphie]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to use Google images?

[Velocifero]

[19dabeast85]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to use Google images?

yeah but those are 2-3 years old.

I'd like to take something like this a bit larger-scale and go up in it myself with an oxygen supply! The only real danger would be if the balloon popped while ascending and under ~4,000 ft.





Or if a commercial jet liner flew by and sucked you into an engine, eh.

[casterX]

brilliant!

[DJ metadelic]

That is awesome.

[MikeW]

yeah but those are 2-3 years old.

I'd like to take something like this a bit larger-scale and go up in it myself with an oxygen supply! The only real danger would be if the balloon popped while ascending and under ~4,000 ft.

Or if a commercial jet liner flew by and sucked you into an engine, eh.

You might be able to do it, i dont know. You'd need oxygen and a suit of some sort, just in case. Also, a parachute. Depending on how high you got, and the weather, you might also not know where you're falling to. If it's middle of the ocean or some country WE dont get along with, you could be in trouble.

And i think the chances of being hit by a jet liner, while falling from the sky, are 1 in a million.

[DJ metadelic]

Hey so you guys are talking about going up there yourself, I'm not an expert at all and my question is how "easy" would it be, and is it really possible? I mean, I know you're not up in the atmosphere just the stratosphere but what about stratospheric pressure, and stuff like that...? I thought that if you return back you could melt up and shit...that must only be if you're entering the atmosphere, right?

[MikeW]

I dont know, lol.

I know all that air pressure shit applies to airplanes, but i think thats cuz theyre sealed. I dont know how it works if you just go up slowly.