Mar 26, 2010: Journey Into Space

Nirvana · 03-25-2010, 07:03 PM

>>> with a balloon and duct tape

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it all sounds very Heath Robinson but a digital camera, a GPS device, some duct tape and a balloon were all that was needed to take some breathtaking pictures of Earth that had Nasa calling.

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Robert Harrison, 38, used a collection of cheap parts costing £500 to create a balloon-mounted camera that can travel up to 21.7 miles (35km) above the surface of the Earth. The result is a series of pictures taken from a height that only a rocket or weather balloon can reach. Mr Harrison, an IT director from Highburton, West Yorkshire, has launched 12 high-altitude balloons (HABs) since 2008.

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skysidhe · 03-25-2010, 07:46 PM

Very awesome! I am reading it right now.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-25-2010, 10:50 PM

It's not hard to do, the hardest part is getting your shit back.

Of course it's also pot luck with the pictures, because he doesn't have the ability to take pictures of anything he wants, but what he got was very pretty.

stevecrm · 03-26-2010, 04:04 AM

I wonder how many people will rush out and buy cameras/balloons?

next time i see a balloon I am going to follow it and hopefully get me a free digital camera

Trilby · 03-26-2010, 05:53 AM

They say it's a camera/balloon - but we KNOW it's a UFO.

capnhowdy · 03-26-2010, 07:24 AM

I wasn't shocked at all when NASA said it would have cost them millions to take the shots.

Imagine that.

Sheldonrs · 03-26-2010, 10:03 AM

If he wanted a picture of his house from space, he could have saved the money and just gone to googleearth.

rditlkustoleit · 03-26-2010, 10:53 AM

I think it would have greater mass appeal if it was corporate funded and flew/floated under the flag of bringing awareness to air pollution or some equally green agenda. You know, Plastiki style

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monster · 03-26-2010, 11:34 AM

WTF? It's Friday? How are we supposed to eat an entire earth? Never mind the recipes, where would we find a big enough pot? Some IOTD posters are just so darn thoughtless.

Gravdigr · 03-26-2010, 12:20 PM

The ballon was made by Toyota. It was only supposed to go a hundred feet up. It. Just. Wouldn't. Stop.

Gravdigr · 03-26-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

WTF? It's Friday? How are we supposed to eat an entire earth? Never mind the recipes, where would we find enough pot? Some IOTD posters are just so darn thoughtless.

Fixed it.

Nirvana · 03-26-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

WTF? It's Friday? How are we supposed to eat an entire earth? Never mind the recipes, where would we find a big enough pot? Some IOTD posters are just so darn thoughtless.

I posted this on Thursday somehow it was moderated to Friday, here is something that will make you a nice soup

xoxoxoBruce · 03-26-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

I posted this on Thursday somehow it was moderated to Friday, here is something that will make you a nice soup

IOtD, Image OF the Day. Each image in IOtD has a date, Mar 25, 2010 was taken, so the next available day was Mar 26, 2010, which is Friday.

Nirvana · 03-26-2010, 04:41 PM

I wasn't the one bitchin

xoxoxoBruce · 03-26-2010, 09:36 PM

I didn't say you were, I was explaining why, "somehow it was moderated to Friday".
IOtD is the one thread with a format, except the ones where LJ tries to herd cats.

03-25-2010, 10:50 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's not hard to do, the hardest part is getting your shit back. Of course it's also pot luck with the pictures, because he doesn't have the ability to take pictures of anything he wants, but what he got was very pretty. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-26-2010, 05:53 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	They say it's a camera/balloon - but we KNOW it's a UFO. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I wasn't shocked at all when NASA said it would have cost them millions to take the shots. Imagine that. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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03-26-2010, 11:34 AM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	WTF? It's Friday? How are we supposed to eat an entire earth? Never mind the recipes, where would we find a big enough pot? Some IOTD posters are just so darn thoughtless. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-25-2010, 07:46 PM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Very awesome! I am reading it right now.

03-26-2010, 04:04 AM	#4
stevecrm Just moved in Join Date: May 2008 Location: worksop, England Posts: 42	I wonder how many people will rush out and buy cameras/balloons? next time i see a balloon I am going to follow it and hopefully get me a free digital camera

03-26-2010, 10:53 AM	#8
rditlkustoleit Violator of Customs Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 49	I think it would have greater mass appeal if it was corporate funded and flew/floated under the flag of bringing awareness to air pollution or some equally green agenda. You know, Plastiki style _________________ If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?!

03-26-2010, 12:20 PM	#10
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03-26-2010, 09:36 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I didn't say you were, I was explaining why, "somehow it was moderated to Friday". IOtD is the one thread with a format, except the ones where LJ tries to herd cats. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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