How to video the earth from the edge of space for £350

[dr_gn]

Colleague just sent me this: 120,000ft from a balloon and a bit of foam:

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/mediacentre/2011/1834-v...

Way cool.

... even if they got the date wrong at the begining. Students, tut.

[Eric Mc]

Good stuff.

NASA, eat your heart out.

[odyssey2200]

[maffski]

Nice one

Sounds like they might have been following PARIS on the register, they beat it for height, although no paper plane. Or cocktail.

[dr_gn]

I saw a similar thing recently, only they'd built a rocket. This is much simpler...and they got the same results as far as I can see.