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Vehicles
Takeoff Video Shows UFO Balloon Incident Almost Certainly A Hoax
2:39AM Jesus Diaz | Not only did balloonbrat Falcon Heene casually admit they did it for the show, but this new video of the flying saucer taking off shows that this was all a hoax. It also shows that the father is a world-class a-hole. More »
Vehicles
You Too Can Fly Away In A Your Very Own Blimp
7:52AM Matt Buchanan | You don’t need crazy parents to fly away in the atmosphere and spark a massive police search. In fact, there’s a whole subculture of backyard blimp crazies. More »
Cameras
New High-Def Home Video From The Edge Of Space
9:35PM Danny Allen | This amazing video was shot by a Canon Vixio-HF camcorder attached to a hydrogen balloon launched by a small group of Edmonton radio enthusiasts on August 24. It’s believed to be the first amateur video from about 32,658 metres. More »
Design
What Is This?
3:46PM Danny Allen | Wait, is NASA making weather balloons shaped like a Rubik’s Cube now? More »
Software
Balloon Simulator Lets Fanboys Blow Their iPhones, At Last
10:40AM Jesus Diaz | Fanboys rejoice, because now there’s an application that will let you “blow, touch, and play” with your iPhone: MyBalloon, an almost-perfect balloon simulator. Let the bad puns begin. More »
Toys
Russian Roulette Balloon Gun: Loser Gets a Blown Eardrum
1:30AM Sean Fallon | It’s not quite as gritty as traditional Russian roulette, but this “Low on Risk” balloon gun does retain the two core elements of the game—chance and the threat of bodily harm. More »
Cameras
Teens Capture Amazing Shots 32Km from Earth’s Surface With a Balloon
3:40AM Mark Wilson | Using a $US77 Nikon Coolpix and a $US60 latex balloon filled with helium, a team of teenage students captured these remarkable shots from 32km above the Earth’s surface. More »
Vehicles
Ford Uses Balloon Cars for Crash Testing
4:40AM Mark Wilson | While Ford has been developing a new collision warning system, they’ve decided that there are cheaper, safer ways to the R&D than smashing endless piles of cars into one another. More »
Design
Life-Size Inflatable Jumbo Jet Art Installation Just Wants To Be a Real Jet
1:40AM John Mahoney | Aleksandra Mir has parked her giant inflatable airliner in front of the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower, but recently in Zurich it had the chance to pull up to the gate like the big boys. More »
Toys
