Panorama of the 2009 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

Posted by Alex in Travel & Places on October 18, 2009 at 4:55 pm


Balloon Fiesta in USA

Willy Kaemena took this 360° panorama of the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Hot air Balloons have certainly gone a long way in terms of shapes. Oh, and as far as I know, no Balloon boy hoax is involved in this event ;)

The embed is nice, but the panorama is meant to be exprienced at full screen so head on over to 360 Cities for a much better view: Link – Thanks Jeffrey!

 
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Teens Launch Balloon into Space, Take Pictures for Less than $100

Posted by Urbanist in Science & Tech, Travel & Places on March 17, 2009 at 8:03 pm

Who needs NASA? Spending less than it costs to take an airplane ride, a handful of industrious Spanish students sent a balloon 100,000 feet into space, tracking it by radio signal via Google Earth.

From 20 miles above the Earth’s surface, their handmade spacecraft took compelling photographs of the planet from above which they recovered when they found the landed balloon just over five miles from where they launched it.

The pupils’ incredible school science project has already caught the attention of the University of Wyoming in the US, and the Meteotek team keep those interested updated with regular blogs and updates to their Twitter feed.

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Le Ballon

Posted by Ali S. in Video Clips on January 14, 2009 at 5:17 pm


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Have you ever wondered what happened to that balloon (or le ballon) that slipped out of your hands when you were just a wee lad or lass? This video may explain it all to you.

 
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Ballooning Priest Won the 2008 Darwin Award

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on January 3, 2009 at 2:22 pm

Adelir Antonio de Carli the ballooning priest has just won one of the most un-coveted awards in history, the Darwin Awards. For those of you who don’t know, they are awarded to those who "remove themselves from the gene pool" in a particularly stupid fashion:

Sitting for more than 19 hours in a lawn chair is not a trivial matter, even in the comfort of your own backyard. The priest took numerous safety precautions, including wearing a survival suit, selecting a buoyant chair, and packing a satellite phone and a GPS. However, the late Adelir Antonio made a fatal mistake.

He did not know how to use the GPS.

The winds changed, as winds do, and he was blown inexorably toward open sea.

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Previously on Neatorama: 30 Strangest Deaths in History

 
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Bass Instrument Made With Balloons

Posted by Algonkin in Music, Video Clips on May 29, 2008 at 8:39 am

Balloon twister Addi Somekh gives a demonstration on making a Bass Instrument with balloons. The instrument is based on the balloon resonator originally concieved by Canadian twister Sean Rooney.

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