Bear-4 at max altitude

After many requests, here's 10 minutes right to until the balloon bursts.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• BEAR-4
• Amateur
• Balloon
• http:\\bear.sbszoo.com
• HD
• Video
• Space

[LazyCoder]

I wonder what the odds are that it would hit a plane on the way up or down... How much trouble would you get into then... just curious! lol

[GarrettSloan75]

The plane would never hit it...

1. NavCanada (The Canadian FAA) was notified of the launch via a NOTAM so they informed all pilots that might be in the area at the time we were there,

2. the package wasn't very large, I think this one was "just" over the size they worry about if it was to get sucked into a engine. It would most likely just get chewed up and spit out.

3: Big Sky Theory

[TheSuperProfessional]

How is this possible ? I mean that camera would of flown to another state .. this is either unbelieveable or fake.

[GarrettSloan75]

This is a extended excerpt from the maximum altitude of our bear-4 balloon launch, check out my other video:

watch?v=Lie0diOhfdg

to see a short version of the whole flight.

The other video also has links to our project site and the Daily Planet coverage of our flights.

[2528997]

Is there any way for us to view the ENTIRE flight? I understan that would be about 4 hours long, but how about uploading to Google Video? I've seen videos there go to about 3hours.

Or maybe make it available for download?

Might be asking too much, eh?

[GarrettSloan75]

Its not asking too much, if you look at my other video's, or my info, I've made a 2.5hr dvd of the flight availiable for a minimal donation to help pay for more flights. The "good" video is about 2.5 hrs total, part of the way up and down has the camera lens frozen over and wasn't worth posting.

[hrford]

I let go of a balloon with a camera attached once. The view was amazing at the top, you could see the entire living room!!

[jperih]

wow.. just to listen to high-altitude... it's peaceful. Would be nice to have 2.5 hrs of that natural space sound.

[Cumulonimbus82]

mmmmmhh, earth...

[lilman1230]

isnt there a prize for sending an object into outer space? and to the moon? if the gps works all the way up there, don't you think there is any way to put a rocket on it to send something all the way up and out of the atmosphere? put a camera on it and watch the video later

[htfkid2000]

@sypha0x its actually cause the pressure difference of the Thermosphere causes the balloon to expand! then it cant expand no more and it pops! BTW it IS that hot but the difference in pressure it wont affect much!

[AeroNevin]

This is THE coolest thing I have EVER seen. What a neat idea you guys its just awesome! Well done really well done. To see that an ordinary citizen has gotten pics of near-space with a balloon and a simple camera is what its all about! Stunning pics from up there. Much respect :-)

[counterafk]

hey, but how did you get the camera to not break, it the balloon bursts, im kinda new to see this.. pretty cool man. subscribed..

[sypha0x]

interesting thanks =] 4 info

[hrford]

@sypha0x Even though the temperature is so high, you wouldn't feel warm in the thermosphere, because it is so near vacuum that there is not enough contact with the few atoms of gas to transfer much heat. A normal thermometer would read significantly below 0 °C. The balloon pops due to the pressure difference between inside to outside.

[navalink]

Can't to fly my own balloon in 2012

[navalink]

You said it