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Take pictures from space

by Frank on September 21, 2009

That’s what an enterprising Bellevue grad named Oliver Yeh did. For about $150 he bought a digital camera, a weather balloon and other misc items necessary for the flight. Then launched it to 93,000 feet and retrieved it later about 20 miles away with a payload of 4,000 photos. Neat. Read more…

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Mail delivery by balloon

by Frank on September 20, 2009

Well, that was the idea anyway. Back in 1859 Prof. John Wise planned to show how the mail could be delivered by balloon. Details…

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Balloon Nursery Set

by Frank on August 11, 2009

Neat idea for nursery decorations…
The Honey Bear with its happy face and large honey pot is a favourite character with all children, old and young. The Blue Honey Bear Nursery Set contains a Pendulum Clock, a Door Plate and a Coat Peg, each individually hand-cut and personalised with your child’s name.

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Real Estate Photography

by Frank on June 27, 2009

If you’re niche is real estate photography and you’re wanting to add aerial shots to your offering, check out this balloon equipment.

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Up Movie – Cluster ballooning

by Frank on June 8, 2009

By now you’ve probably heard of Pixar’s latest movie, Up, about a cranky old man who uses balloons to take his house to the wild blue yonder. Perhaps you’ve seen it?
I’ll wait for the dvd release. With three young boys, I prefer watching movies at home (Redbox has new dvd rentals for $1/night) to taking [...]

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See Disney World from the sky

by Frank on May 22, 2009

Now you can experience Disney World from above in a balloon. I almost said hot air balloon, but it’s not. Instead it’s the world’s largest gas filled balloon. Looks like fun.

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