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200% is the new 110%
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One with a twist and a bit of a spin
For those that don't know, about a year ago I started a new hobby sending weather balloons into space (well, "near space"), carrying tracking equipment and cameras. On Saturday I launched another, this time carrying a soft toy Buzz Lightyear. NASA put a plastic Buzz up into the International Space Station, but unlike me they didn't have him do a space walk
 Here's a pic from the flight and a video of Buzz floating at 125,500 feet, then descending to the ground (well, stuck up a tree!). 
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02 Apr 2012, 10:49
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Mega Loafer
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well done
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02 Apr 2012, 10:54
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Great video, colours are amazing
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02 Apr 2012, 13:01
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Biggles
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"That's not flying, it's falling with style."
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02 Apr 2012, 13:16
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Mega Loafer
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How high was the tree climb?
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02 Apr 2012, 13:35
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200% is the new 110%
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Not high - didn't get close enough but a pair of remotely controlled scissors on a pole sorted it
Photos here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveake...7629717191599/ |
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02 Apr 2012, 13:37
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Mega Loafer
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Very impressive!
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02 Apr 2012, 14:44
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Rock Star
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that is great
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03 Apr 2012, 17:28
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Super Loafer
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What a great hobby. Is Buzz O.K.
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03 Apr 2012, 17:44
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200% is the new 110%
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Amazingly, despite the violence of the descent, yes Buzz is just fine!
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03 Apr 2012, 19:11
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Mega Loafer
Join Date: 24.06.2005
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it never ceases to amaze me what can be achieved with some duck tape and bits of string
as usual the pics are amazing, look how brilliantly lit buzz was |
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