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Take pictures from space

Frank — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:03:55 +0000

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...

Mail delivery by balloon

Frank — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:58:27 +0000

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

Balloon Nursery Set

Frank — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:12:42 +0000

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.

Real Estate Photography

Frank — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:06:45 +0000

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

Up Movie – Cluster ballooning

Frank — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:08:13 +0000

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 my family to the theater. Ranging in age from 2 to 6, they don't often find the same entertainment appealing.

According to a Wired article, with a bit over 100,000 balloons someone really could launch a house. They call it cluster ballooning. A guy made headlines awhile back when he did something similar on a smaller scale...launched himself in his trusty lawn chair.

See Disney World from the sky

Frank — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:05:15 +0000

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.

The Grief Balloon

Frank — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:46:59 +0000

How a widow uses balloons to help her young ones deal with grief over the loss of their dad. Touching.

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