MIT Students Photograph Space With A Balloon - ...

[ldchappell1]

Believe me, you don't want to see the video. I saw it and it was moving and jerking around WAY too much. It almost made me ill. The photographs are much better. The balloon popped at 17.3 miles but I'm sure the atmosphere is higher than that. Isn't it something like 63 miles? Does anybody know? Maybe someday they could do this again with a balloon made of sturdier materials. I LOVE THIS KIND OF STUFF.

[trollingtrolo]

you guys are fucked, stfu and get off the dick.

[Quagigitymire]

what the hell, who are these assholes... wasting my time..

[mikethedevil10]

I clicked on this video expecting to see MIT students photograph space with a balloon. Why have you gotta fuckin lie?!?!

[epicmeeltime]

@tomkemp4000 what string are you talking about bro?

[viral880911]

doushebags

[NazoZero]

@tomkemp4000

Depends on the amount of helium. With a fairly large balloon and enough helium it'd go up with no problem. Plus, helium is much, much lighter than air. It's like if you put a ball under water it's going to come right back up.

[neisvil]

ESTO SON ESOS VIDEO ESTUPIDOS QUE TIENEN UN MONTON DE VISITAS

[makinamati]

geek homos



[Ixtocaltro]

Everybody like to see the video, not guys talking and talking...

[peteavon]

@tomkemp4000 there was no string involved.

[Vogelfrei777]

WTF?! Stop talking you fuckin' morons and show the video.

[codykode]

Did mine for $325! back in Sept 10', site at aerialparade..com and video on my profile here :)

[dhudson369]

wtf was this all about waste men

[bunny153649]

lol what if some crazy redneck decide to shoot his ar-15 at the sky and hit those balloons and the guy failed to deploy his parachute. lol

[papparazi81]

lol ballon guy ...and then the other dude saying you cant crash!?! lol up there big 747 can kill your ass

[bigstiggerNo1]

4 uk dudes just did this type of thing with a paper staw model aeroplane and video'd it at 90,000feet showing the release from the ballon.  The plane survived and can be reused!

[CandyFlavoredJesus]

HOW COULD U NOT CRASH!? U COULD HIT EVERYTHING!?!?

[fetymann]

Man these guys don't think much before they speak. How HEAVY do you think 17 miles of "thread" would be???? Your balloon would have to be pretty big to have enough lift to lift that heavy "thread" up 17 miles. Think about that.

[sug15]

@fetymann obviously they were referring to using more than one sounding balloon.

[tdog51501]

haha! y'all are hilarious!

[kitoPm]

Hello folks. I have assisted my friends in university doing a similar project. I'm trying to raise funds to make it again, but this time with a better camera, to capture that magnificent view.

There's a contest going on youtube, that will allow me to make this project. This contest offers the necessary funds and a camera.

You can help us win by voting the "like button on my proposal video.

Thanks. Btw,nice show.

[FreeLanceArizona]

yea...."thats very high up there huh"? lol at guys face at 1:01.

[erneland2]

I guess it's only MIT students that can take photos with a balloon. I use a camera instead...

[bennyx8903]

the guy with the blonde hair is useless and gay

[downwithdinosaurs]

@bennyx8903 It's two guys talking about other people doing stuff.. how are either of them exhibiting usefulness? However, it is my contention that you are less useful than these douchebags, because all you seem to be able to do is point out the fucking obvious.

[MTNPANTS]

Thats worth $150 any day.

[rasorclips]

bored.. & nooby trying to be a talk show at home ...

[xXFullLife]

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[dushbag38]

body cant take the pressure

[altha2008]

why not make a litte life pod that a person can set in and ride it up then when it comes back suits opens up lands

[bmw528e]

we, the students, after this project the MIT students have done, it inspired us to do the same thing.. check it out here on youtube "project 55" should be the first one in the resualts of search

[GenevaSuspension]

I am so riding a balloon to 90 0000 feet

[Notfunnyhere]

you would'nt be able to go any higher than 60,000 ft without space suite as theres no oxygen above 60,000 ft

[GenevaSuspension]

Yeah, I gathered that lol...I've got a plan.

[datzfast]

so what gas is presnt at 90 thousand feet?

[Unstung]

There is oxygen at 60,000 feet. There is oxygen at 500 kilometers. As the altitude increases, the atmosphere pressure decreases and therefore the amount of oxygen molecules. Anything around 30,000 feet, although, is too dangerous without oxygen (not to mention the dramatic increase in altitude which affects the body). A space suit is much more complex than dealing with temperature, pressure, and oxygen, which will not be needed for 60,000 feet.

[Notfunnyhere]

@Unstung howcome that guy from topgear when he went 70,000 ft said if a human were to step outside they would die instantly the same way would in space?

[drche420]

@Unstung

Um, "Anything around 30,000 feet, although, is too dangerous without oxygen" and "oxygen, which will not be needed for 60,000 feet" doesn't make sense.

Which is it, 30k limit too dangerous or 60k so O_2 wouldn't be needed?

[Unstung]

@drche420 It becomes too dangerous somewhere around 30,000 feet, why most of the Everest climbers use oxygen (although a few can make it). But the Everest climbers get weeks of training in high altitude before making it to 30,000 feet. At 60,000 feet, there are more problems than just oxygen. Joe Kittinger jumped from over 100,000 feet and he needed a fully pressurized suit. A complete space-suit will not be needed at 60,000 feet I believe, which is what I meant.

[drche420]

@Unstung

Oh ok.

[altha2008]

you can buy a space suit from russia for around $10,000

[1989betolopez]

this guy reminds me of the movie UP lol

[miraeja]

stfu and more pictures please. amazing photos or two douche bags- hmm i wonder what ppl wanna see

[ninjassasin4]

I rode in that owl balloon when I was 8 :D

[telmocb]

muito bom esse video, acho que vou fazer um desses aqui no brasil, quem sabe assim vamos pro espaço!

[TheMakhai]

Will ferrell on the left.

[RrogueBblood]

Great story

[uddictiun]

Oh. I'm one of the commenters. Oh shnapp.