Space by Balloon - Bang Goes the Theory Episode 4 - BBC One

[LoneSniperFox]

why cant this method be used by astronauts to get to space instead of millions worth of rocket fuel? a giant helium balloon 

[thana980]

i heard a alien at 3:22

[loyalty1ish]

There were no sound fx added and the doll found was the same one.

Not allowed to fake like that on BBC anymore.

[roadcrosser]

@loyalty1ish UNLESS IT'S APRIL FOOLS! *looks at upload date* Too late.

[MrAskdesigners]

Come on. There are like 20 vids of people doing more interesting things than this with high altitude balloons. It can be done in a non-annoying manner.

And FYI, the balloon was not in space. It was only about halfway up into the stratosphere, and there is still atmosphere present.

[MrAskdesigners]

uggg TV editing is obnoxious. They managed to take something interesting and make it into some MTV bullshit. The sound effects and stuff are so cheesy, and the host is way over the top.

[tombomdoodle]

@MrAskdesigners Err... no, no he's not. They just sent something into space, filmed it, and it survived the journey back. Over the top? No way.

[PeanutsAnDEgO]

What really happened after searching... They gave up bought another doll and the end.

[jackoskellington]

Dude they dropped him the same height as the human did.

[PeanutsAnDEgO]

@jackoskellington Oh Really!?!? wow i REALLY didn't no that! :P

[TOXZIKC]

did he lose a foot?

[russ1978]

After hitting space, how the hell did it end up landing in the same country never mind a few miles away in Cambridgeshire???

[magikarcher]

@russ1978 When you are that high up travelling a mile isn't the same as travelling a mile on the surface. I don't know what the ratio is exactly, but for example you may have to travel 10 miles when you are 100 miles up to cover 1 mile on the surface.

[AdviceBird]

@magikarcher Nonsense. The distance to space from the surface is tiny compared to the radius of the Earth. The ratio of distance at the height Little Dallas reached to that on the surface is a mere 1.0048:1.

[AdviceBird]

@russ1978 Simple: it went up, not sideways. If you blow a bubble underwater in a swimming pool it doesn't end up the other side of the pool by the time it reaches the surface. Also, it didn't hit space (you don't need to go particularly high to see the curvature of the Earth; you could see it from Concorde) - 100,000ft sounds like a lot but that's only 19 miles high. The edge of space is generally defined at 100km (60ish miles) above the surface.

[MrDouglaswu]

what happened if it hit someone

[DJHanksie1]

@MrDouglaswu sure you've heard the myth, if you drop a penny off the eiffel tower, it could have the potential to penetrate someones skull, so god knows with a build up of speed from 102,800ft.

[saymos72]

3:07 eclipse 

[alexrocker357]

EPIC!!!!!! IM STARTING TO LIKE THIS SHOW

[Paulelele]

I want to do that

[Blu0tuth0ninja]

.... what happened to the cameras???

[jimdarius]

So why can't we send astronauts into space with a $500 balloon?

[360MoDsX]

would have been funnier if Dallas had a stick of uranium attached

[MrGokac]

can anyone tell me what is the name of bang goes the theory's comercial song that is being emittted on discovery science pls reply me!!!!!!

[flyingsod]

What music is playing during the launch? 1:05

[Zontertes]

no if they send a Luke Skywalker action figure through that ordeal they could fetch a pretty penny from a collector.

[Zontertes]

hahahaha, I don't know why but this is hilarious.

[carlsetzer]

Safety concerns aside, thanks for creating one of my "What if..." childhood fantasies. This rekindles my innocent wonder.

[wilsonics1st]

I thought dallas would be on fire....^^

[TheKSolo4]

At 5:00 Dallas looks freaked the fuck out!

[PurpleDinousaur]

Imagine being in an airplane and seeing an army man in a space suit fly past your window

[Linx1990]

at 3:30 it sounds like "Dallas" is screaming

[darkembassymusic]

@Linx1990 lol! screaming like a bitch!

[huwr24]

If they were made commercial, I'd love to buy one :D

[thespaniard47]

oooh i would hate to be that little man

[6SIX6Bloodshedded]

@bibikulful or get into a airplane jetmotor,.. then bbc has some explaining to do :P

[72fr250]

So that's what happens to balloons when they fly away...

[nima9327]

What was that black dot in the sun at 2:24?! Was it moon?!!

Cooooool !!!!

[gogglesntophat]

@nima9327 things that are to bright for the camera appear as black

[coolsk8er465]

@nima9327 god you are retarded kid

[solguud]

new sport: send stuff into space with balloon, drop it, race to find it. like geo cacheing but with randomness and space.

[RedCodeStudios]

what i would do is i would have tons of string to stay with it and a computer to lively monitor the ballon.

[BorrachoCommunity]

Fake. A plastic object travelling at 600mph would smash at impact. + it's a little too convenient that the camera 'runs out of battery'.

[joshie9119]

@BorrachoCommunity that is up at 90 000 feet where there is little air resistance but when he reaches closer to the ground where he will be falling just as if you dropped him from 50m

[JeffLynch2009]

@BorrachoCommunity Shutup, bunghole... Just click away if you don't like the video.

[napischu]

@AznPuke Ok, free coffin cam then.

[napischu]

@AznPuke Then he'd get a free camera.

[thefallendrakes]

Anyone else think they lost Dallas and faked the ending? Batteries ran out! If Joe Soap from middle America can remember the batteries surely the BBC with all its millions could have done the same.

[pomeroy600287]

@thefallendrakes

So they just magicked the footage of dallas in space from nowhere, I imagine.

[ARG3NT1N1AN]

Wallpaper?

[arunsreesanth]

super work

[3GBlog]

I like this show a lot more then mythbusters and im canadian...

[paulius360]

if that doll hit some kid? whats when?

[fmahalem]

LOL! operation 400

[StrandedMonkey]

How long did it take for the balloon to get all the way up there?

[redvail]

What type of balloon they are using in the video? Is it named a weather balloon or space balloon?

[onedudetwotube]

Sweet, now people can bomb satellites, WITH BALLOONS!!!



[druxka]

wouldnt it have molten or at least broken? at 600mph, the friction from air resistance would cook it. O.o excuse my ignorance.

[zaran08]

@druxka it was on a parachute :)

[speedster1101]

its a bird no its a plane no its a doll strapped to a balloon

[Kargoneth]

It's not a doll, it's an action figure!

[xxHoLtStAz]

Great video did that mission with Dallas even succeed tell if it did

[shaunsgg]

no you just drive on the right hand side but nice try

[Kurru]

@Pellabandgeek No, the shuttle only has this problem since its coming in from an orbital velocity, where is has relatively similar Potential energy AND Kinetic energy, whereas the balloon thing would have near zero kinetic energy. (Space shuttle would have about 4.3 million mega joules of kinetic energy)

[pellabandgeek]

@Kurru ok then. How did you get those numbers? Math whiz maybe?

[Kurru]

@pellabandgeek Kinetic energy = mass * velocity^2 giving units in joules

[pellabandgeek]

looks fake.

Wouldn't Dallas burn up on re-entry?

[pellabandgeek]

looks fake.

[YokaiJo]

Would there be a way of scalling down this expirement so it could be completed for a lesser cost? I ask because it seems an interesting idea, and because this term in science class we are putting togther projects for crest, a science based competetition.

[archbob1]

@YokaiJo Scale it down hell, I wanna bump it up a notch and send my chihuahua into space.

[d3st88]

@YokaiJo

Yes indeed, mate.

Google up the telegraph article:

Students launch first do-it-yourself space camera

They launched theirs from 90 GBP budget.

[YokaiJo]

@d3st88 Thanks! :) Good help nice link.

[louiebee08]

what would happion if u sent a egg up into space yep 1 popular anser would be the egg would crack others say it will cook if you can do it correct and also will freeze when coming down :) all in 1 hour lol

[hoboman444]

Is that the actual sound recorded on the camera when it detached at 3:30 ?

[Designandrew]

why not try and lauch a model rocket from that height into low level orbit? That would be impressive

[metaleater9]

@Designandrew No air, would have to be a air and gas rocket.

would be a feat in its self to make a rocket like that that could lift it that high with a camera, gps, and computer.

and collecting that would be a bitch

[Designandrew]

@metaleater9 after watching this actually the US did it back in the 50's..

[C0mm3n]

I might try that with my hamster xD

Only it will be a one way trip ;)

[J0hnnyH4ck3r]

the battery died? you should've used duracell!

[nanicoar]

@J0hnnyH4ck3r Lies. A cover-up to hide the fact that they filmed ETs!

[ryanshepherd]

wait, the battery died? fail!

[Jericho704]

LOL

 "Dallas he's made it!"

[Bulldog22031]

@nasaAstroNots mmmno. Listen at 3:40. Gravity is not the only factor in the regulation of terminal velocity.

[knoxclark]

how is the setup rigged to release the payload? What kind of hardware is used for that?

[God5Place]

Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!

[cvrgagvarak]

Virgin Galactic uses a plane to take a rocket to a certain hight, the rocket then detaches and blasts off to suborbital flight. I just had an idea, why not use a balloon to get a small one person rocket/pod as high as possible and then detach from the balloon and engage thrusters to reach the space. I believe this would be cheap and efficient.

[trakstar316]

@cvrgagvarak That would have to be a huuuuuuuuuuuuge balloon :(

[dialgamanboy]

@trakstar316 maybe a hot air balloon

[jello07032]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooool is all to say

[Ansuzie]

It almost sounded like Dallas was screaming in the short footage of him falling. But then, who wouldn't?

[bamboosa]

The carbon footprint of these little experiments is horrifying. And Dallas' foot broke off!

[bamboosa]

The carbon footprint of these little experiments is horrifying.

[fagie1980]

@bamboosa its not that bad! The only bad bit is the driving to find it after. The experiment it self is virtually 0

[Michaelasds]

so nasa took millions of dollars just to get a man up near space and these guys took like 100-200 dollars to get a small doll up?

[njdevil281]

@Michaelasds Yeah it takes millions of dollars jumping from a doll to a man you fucking drooling dolt, unless of course you have a death wish.

[Michaelasds]

@njdevil281 OOOOOOk.... 

[stupidintellect90]

i've been through the village of chatteris, probably driven on the same road.....................i want Jem's job! a-levels are boring me out!!!!!!!!!!

[trentcreek]

Just what balloon are they using that can go 100,000 feet and not burst?

[fagie1980]

@trentcreek weather ballon, used by met office before satellites to predict weather

[kenshin82789]

Why didn't the doll burn in the atmosphere upon re-entry?

[cdj800m25]

@kenshin82789 because its related to chuck norris!

[NEEDCARS]

"Things from space should not be dropping on humans"

Who else? A monkey?

[screammoofyscream]

dam that was cool :D

[enjoixander]

What if those launched out into space really didn't want to go? What if the media controllers just chose the favorable frames to decieve all the viewers into believeing that these space victims wanted to be there? Bet ya didn't think that one. Notice how crap info is out there? Like look kiddos Mary Poppins jumps off roofs with only an umbrella. Look Alladin flies with a carpet and superman jumps from tall buildings with a blanket.

[TheDarkSagan]

Might want to check Dallas out for head trauma.

[cowboyjames008]

he lost a fuckin leg

[TheSpankymonkey]

@cowboyjames008 - There is always a price to pay my friend, always a price.

[TheGeorgevt]

3:28-3:45 sounds like the doll is screaming, haha "AAAA.... AAAAAAAA"

[s28400]

so if you put a rock and drop it you have a artafical meteorite

[Timmie1000]

What is the song called that starts at 2:47?

[billysgeo]

How did they send data back down to them from the balloon???

[kudakadere]

Just to let you know if you live in America here in England we use computer controlled cars. 2:22

[KevinAZheng]

@kudakadere hahahahaaaaaha.........we are well aware the steering wheel is on he right side lol and in england you drive on the left side of the road xD

although most people would be like WTF?!?!?! and have no clue why theres a computer there

[Luigi51896]

@kudakadere And I'm sure most Americans would believe that, too.

[willywonk0]

@Luigi51896 Pft, Why should we have our steering wheels on the right side like the rest of the world? All the poor little 12 year olds that will be making dumb comments like "OH MY GOD! REALLY?!"

[450LTR]

@Luigi51896 OMG really now i can just eat my McDonalds without having to drive. Will they have cup holders (BIG ones)?

[aznlove251misan]

@Luigi51896 only the dumb one's, but not the Asians

[t3hb34st]

@Luigi51896 Hate = Jealousy

[RedCodeStudios]

@Luigi51896 i use a computer to control my car but in america i have registration to use that computer in a lethal way.

[alienjoe123]

@Luigi51896

I'm American and its right hand drive, we aren't stupid.

[willywonk0]

@kudakadere lol, nice try :)

[thefinalolympian]

@kudakadere lol thats a good one

[BriansVideoHobby]

@kudakadere We've had computer controlled cars for decades, we just don't use them.

[saberwing505]

@BriansVideoHobby In England they drive on the left side, and have their driver seat on the right instead of on the left.

[BriansVideoHobby]

@saberwing505 Yes, I'm aware of that.

[TehEngineer2]

@kudakadere isnt the drivers side on the right? in america we have the drivers side on the left

[Gr33nd0g]

maybe someone in the world found a dumb BBC balloon in his backyard.

[nocopenutter]

fake and gay

[kevinal]

Looks like Dallas is missing a foot there.

[kevinal]

Looks like Dallas is missing a foot there.

[roglowe]

what if it landed on someones head?

[Dandramere]

@roglowe It would have crushed their head. This would generate a lot of lols.

[deycha1]

hahhahaahah mega cool

too bad batteries couldn't last longer, it would be awesome to see that doll free-falling :D

[elliott12591]

2:50 ... not really. Try another 40 miles dude, and there is still a little more atmosphere after that.

[aznboilol]

hmm lol i thought why not tie a string to it like a SUPER long string lol

[lennic95]

WOW!!

[PraetorianL33T]

How high do average balloons go?

[grafli]

@PraetorianL33T: specify "average"

[PraetorianL33T]

@grafli The balloons little kids play with?

[grafli]

@PraetorianL33T: I think the altitude record for an unmanned balloon is about 53km (32.9 miles).

[GravityUpsideDown]

is this safe because i was thinking about trying this but i dont want to make an airplane crash

[TRYCORP]

My understanding is that launching weather balloons does not require any notification as long as they are below a certain size. The chances of striking a aircraft are astronomical.

[johnsmdm]

we will be lauching our balloon sirs to the moon which is 240,000 miles away by pressure suit...we will "try" to return sirs...

[leaf732]

channel is not available in my country?

[GravityUpsideDown]

ha ha ahahaha ahahahahahaha

[killer71000]

nice video...

how do u find it with that antena ?

[Kulawendin]

Can someone explain to me why the equipment doesn't burn up in the atmosphere while traveling back to earth like how meteors do?

[LenWhistler]

Low speed.

[agrisgrecko]

too slow ... !

[kamfuey]

very interesting =)

[xHALOxPRODIGYx]

action man space doll THATS SO EFFING COOL!!!!!

[SummerTheFuzzy]

this is so cool, space really isn't that far away

[Chrisuu]

Yay space action man

[squirrelkiller40]

For the batteries to run out, i guess it must have taken about an hour and a half to reach that height

[codememo14]

THATS SOOOOOO COOOL!

[8824snipe]

Good vid, what height did balloon reach ?

Thought it would have exploded at such heights ???

[TechnicolorYawn]

Weather balloons are *very* stretchy, so they can cope. The balloon *will* have eventually burst as the air got thinner, but after they released little Dallas.

[PdishmonkeyJJ]

haha,imagine you had just lookd up at the wrong moment and seen a little doll dressed up as an astronaut crashing down at terminal velocity from space towards you

hehe

[Bulldog22031]

@PdishmonkeyJJ well, remember that the terminal velocity at ground level is much lower than the terminal velocity in the upper atmosphere. but still, it's going to be pretty damned fast.

[edmoore]

Good question johnsmdm. You could in theory, but it takes so much energy to get to the moon that the the motor would have to be very large indeed (take a look at the Saturn V rocket that was used just to put three man in something the size of a mini-van on the moon).

With such a large motor needed, it would be very heavy, and the balloon would have to be enormous - probably the largest manmade thing on earth. It's actually a lot easier just to launch from the ground in the case.

[blahdelablah]

@edmoore

Actually, I don't think that's accurate. Most of the energy in a Saturn V rocket is used to overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth, once you've past that you need much less energy to set a direction. However, a motor attached to a balloon probably won't work, space is a vacuum, what would the motor be working against?

[edmoore]

@blahdelablah

You have confused some concepts:

a) You're correct that most of the energy in a Saturn V rocket is used to overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth. And in a balloon, you are still subject to that. At the 32km reached by this Space balloon, the gravitational field is still 99% the strength at sea level. You gain almost nothing when you look at the total energy requirement for getting to the moon.

b) A rocket engine works against itself. It's just conservation of momentum .

[fvschie]

a) A balloon won't get close to leaving the pull of Earth's gravity. Quickly calculated, this balloon got to about 35km over earth. Geo-synchronous orbit is 35000km, so there is still significant pull there.

b) A rocket motor would work; it pushes away its exhaust, which causes an equal and opposite reaction, ie the motor would move the other way. But you'd still need either a massive amount of fuel, excellent trajectory calculation, or both.

[johnsmdm]

is it possible to get to the moon by balloon with a motor attached to it once it reaches space...

[ImTheStig1]

Just think where that balloon went after that.

[4katsukiS3]

i wish the battery hadnt run out

[gorman400]

is there a way t watch the full vid of when he goes up cos it looks interesting

[LippyProductions]

interesting watch, i dont usually watch stuff like this.

[filmuniverise]

Amazing- who would of thought it could go that high!

Amazing views of the earth as well!

awesome!

[msarband]

i wish the camera could take wider shot view, the space videos always lacks the width! amazing

[chucklevisionman]

now that is cool.

[lestube001]

wow

[rockplannet1]

I'm sorry but this show is shitty. The presenters are as watchable as pain drying under water.

[EddShoTz]

i didnt know that pain dried i thought it was just a feeling silly me

twat

[kdwormy]

It's amazing how different the sky looks just 25 miles up...