Arm Chair Reaches 98,268 Feet
The latest object to shoot high-def video from the edge of space isan arm chair.
• The shots were taken at a staggering 98,268 feet above the earth using Toshiba's own cameras
• To reach the altitude required and to conform with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the weight of the rig had to be carefully managed to a weight of no more than four pounds
• Tied to the rig was More.. a specially created full-sized model chair made of biodegradable balsa wood the chair was made by a company called Artem and cost about £2,500
• Launch coordinates of the rig were - 119 degrees, 14 minutes by 40 degrees, 48 minute (12 miles North-East of the town of Gerlach, Nevada)
• The quality of the footage from the Toshiba IK-HR1S cameras was: 1920x1080 pixel count; 1080i @ 50hz; 100 Mbps
• The temperature dropped to minus 90 degrees when the chair reached 52,037 feet
• The chair took 83 minutes to reach an altitude of 98,268 feet where it broke and took just 24 minutes to fall back down to earth with the rig.
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Hybridchode 2 years ago
wtf, amazing, a chair in space, wow!, I would have never tought it would be like this, just spectacular, man its like theres a chair and right behind it is earth, damn thats crazy, and then it breaks for some reason, that part was just ridiculous, holy cow!!!, I need a cold shower
timfosho 2 years ago
One of the best videos I've seen this year 2009. Amazing!
MLo5cH1av0 2 years ago