HD balloon near the edge of space, full launch to air sequence

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This video shows the full ground to air launch and altitude sequence of a research weather balloon with a VadoHD video camera attached to it. The balloon and payload went to an altitude between 80,000 ft and 100,000 ft. The camera is attached to the payload of a research weather balloon. The balloon was launched from the lawn of the University of Houston and traveled approximately 20 miles East to Baytown TX before the balloon burst and the payload fell to Earth by parachute.

The VadoHD survived ambient air pressures as low as 1/100th of an atmosphere, temperatures as low as -60C, and even survived being run over by an industrial lawn mower 1 week after falling to Earth. Incidentally we never would have found the payload if it hadn't been run over by this lawn mower. All of the data was intact on the camera and though a lawn mower blade destroyed the LCD screen, the VadoHD still takes great video!

Note: This video is not related to the "Balloon Boy"

For more information on the weather research conducted with this weather balloon visit: http://sharp.hnet.uh.edu/doku.php


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[nooplizzz]

Anyone else who got disappointed that we never saw the fall back to Earth :(

[crusigala]

Vsauce wants me to watch this video for an hour?

[unamepasswd]

So wonderful video !

[systema3run]

Dizzy like fk-.-

But was pretty cool.

Next time think of some way so that this thing isn't spinning 400 times a minute. lol

[potdoggy123]

id laugh if all of the sudden the camera turns around and gets hit by a plane... lmfao

[TheCardkid5]

1 hour challenge accepted

[Mackerz110]

they should be scientists. so did i, KyWiStudios. the pop scared me.

[yardog159]

No worries of jetliner traffic?

[tacomadavid68]

That one lady at the beginning sure has a nice ass.

[KyWiStudios]

I watched the whole thing

[antwankinney1231]

Your video is a favorite on Solomon Islands

[AnEvilMoaProductions]

How long did this take to upload ._.