newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/grnkCPxdTdU&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":400,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); 120,000 water balloons, 4,000 happy people, and one very cute song. If the combination of those things doesn’t bring a smile to your face, then I don’t know what will. More »
Someone at DARPA’s crying over the brilliant “Find these ten red weather balloons and we’ll give you 40K” challenge he concocted ending mere nine hours in. It’s what happens when you forget about MIT geeks and their little bribes, too. More »
Remember that DARPA balloon challenge, where the first team to find eight weather balloons wins $US40,000? Well, the balloons are now officially at large. If you don’t have a team yet, here are some places to report a sighting. More »
Karma’s a bunch of hooey, but in cases like this I can understand its appeal: Richard Heene, the arrogant, self-centered con artist behind the “Balloon Boy” hoax, is about to be charged with a crime. More »
