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Published on Sep 20, 2012

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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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  • cagoss85

    I just saw him in Only in America with Larry the Cable guy. Someone's wedding ring was lost when it fell off the bar

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  • Ron Fugelseth

    Super fun day with their crew. Larry is an awesome person.

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  • Michael Mangano

    That's great! I love it! I'll subscribe.

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  • Mani Arabi

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

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  • FiftyFathomsStudios

    You are a AWESOME FATHER keep it up.When your children look back, at their childhood, they, are going to have to smile. GOOD WORK!!

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  • giox006

    very cool

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  • Ritermann

    Love the sound editing!

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  • Kurt Erik Johns

    This little video just makes me feel good about life - I mean it. The expression on your son's face when he finds Stanley in the corn field is the best ... Extremely nice editing - a very tight little package. Nice work.

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  • 01056692

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

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  • Chrisler  Pierre

    C,danced

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  • noah tanzman

    the toy was all hell yah

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