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Thread: Brooklyn Father and Son Launch Homemade Space Balloon!

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    Brooklyn Father and Son Launch Homemade Space Balloon!

    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    That's just wild. Can they get into trouble for that at all?
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    You can get a weather balloon for $25-$35 on eBay and do the same. I doubt it's any different that releasing a mylar celebration baloon.

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    What a cool project to do with your kids.


    A hell of a lot better than making a crappy paper machet' volcano!

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    Wow that was amazing. I wonder what would have happened if the capsule actually hit the ground instead of getting caught in a tree.

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    bump for Kenny
    The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".

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    Impressive that the balloon made it to the stratosphere.
    Aspires to become an Air Traffic Controller at Kennedy Tower.
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    ha! Im from Newburgh, Ny!

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    That's crazy. What an amazing thing to capture.
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    Triple wows!!! Very cool indeed.
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