A Toy Train in Space

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On Aug 24th 2012 we sent my son's favorite train "Stanley" to space in a weather balloon with a HD camera and an old cell phone for GPS. He was recovered 27 miles away in a corn field. This video documents the journey from liftoff to landing.
PLEASE read below, it answers most questions I get emailed.

My 4 year old and Stanley are inseparable like Calvin and Hobbes. He's been attached to him since he was two, and they play, sleep and do everything together. I animated Stanley's face with After Effects and Photoshop to bring him to life how I imagine my son sees him.

Here's the first video I made of my son and Stanley when he was 2 years old, documenting the beginning of their friendship. I shot it over 5 months: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1lnk...

Music:
Young At Heart
By: Olive Musique


--Interviews----------------------------­----------------------------------------­--------

Only In America with Larry The Cable Guy (coming in spring)...

Here we are on the Katie Couric Show on Sept 28th 2012: http://bcove.me/3f6rsyd1

And here's the link to the backstage video with us and Katie. Jayden is stoked on his new trainset! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15GW06...


--Quick note on safety----------------------------------­--------------------------

I'm getting so many comments regarding safety that I think I should write a quick note to let everyone know of the precautions I took before launching Stanley into the sky.

First off, I called the FAA 15 minutes before launch (per their instructions) so they could make sure no planes fly into the flight path. I read and followed all their rules for weather balloon launches. It had a homemade radar reflector, and a 3 foot parachute.

Second, the box was only 2 pounds and made of foam core, with a wooden dowel to hold Stanley in front of the camera. I spent two months monitoring the winds with this website http://weather.uwyo.edu/polar/balloon... to pinpoint the general area that he would land. For safely, I launched him from a location that I knew would bring him down into farm land. The prediction website was only 5-10 miles off, so he landed safely in a corn field, far away from any towns.

I didn't want Stanley to be a murderer. Plus I wanted to make sure my son got Stanley back. :)

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So... Cute... Must... Retain... Manhood... 

[Chrisler Pierre]

C,danced

[noah tanzman]

the toy was all hell yah

[963mlp]

his face when the balloon busts XD

[ViktorRO]

Very good dad indeed..

I must try harder

[gaby gabel]

You Thomas maked my day ! (^_^)

[Joseph Vecchio]

Thomas the tank engine is now an astronaut (=

[ApatheticFTW]

beat thata ny dad whos ever done anything for their child

[Mani Arabi]

The idea alone was fantastic, the execution flawless, and the production value finished it off perfectly.