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DARPA’s Balloon Challenge Over After Nine Hours

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.


December 6, 2009
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Be On The Lookout For Giant Red Balloons

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.