SunFyre...words from a seated position

SunFyre is written by a guy in a wheelchair, thus "...words from a seated position." However, this journal isn't about being disabled. It's written by someone who spends too much time sitting, staring at a 24" monitor. He's probably more like you than you can imagine. You're sitting now, aren't you?

Friday, October 26, 2007

Weather Balloon flown 30km into space

A hobbyist flew a weather balloon to near-space, using off-the-shelf parts, with a payload of a GPS, digital camera, 900MHz radio, and SMS module. There are some amazing photos & videos on the site, near the peak of the flight you can actually see the blackness of space. Also, check out the .kmz file for loading into Google Earth.

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Labels: exploration, gadgets, science, videos

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Sunday, August 07, 2005

Smile, You're on Liquid Camera...

Smile, You're on Liquid Camera... How do you make a better cell phone lens? Just add water.

Labels: gadgets, of-the-day

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