Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface With a Balloon

Posted by Chris Benjamin in Hacking, Strange on Mar 20th, 2009 | 0 comments

Using a $77 Nikon Coolpix and a $60 latex balloon filled with helium, a team of teenage students captured these remarkable shots from 20 miles above the Earth’s surface.

Radio-synced to Google Earth, the team tracked the package as it soared 885 feet per minute into the sky, taking shots on a periodic timer. The balloon eventually failed around 100,000 before the system parachuted to the ground.

See more pictures and the full article at Gizmodo.

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