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Thursday, March 19, 2009
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 »
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Science

Weather Rocket Causes a Wang to Explode During Cremation

1:40PM Andi Wang | A Chinese man, killed by a weather rocket, was thought to have died from getting struck by lightning until his body exploded at his own funeral. More »
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Science

First Teddie Bear Astronauts Conquer Space

11:38PM Jesus Diaz | Yesterday the Japanese announced the first space beer. Now the British are claiming the first teddy bear astronauts, who were photographed in space from a home-made vessel with two digital cameras, a flight computer, GPS, and radio. More »
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