Here’s another one for the Home Made Future department: I found this over on Gizmodo - back in August some amateur radio enthusiasts sent up a balloon with a tracking package and an HD video cam.
The footage they captured - the first successful amateur hi-def video from the edge of space - is extraordinary.
Pay attention around the 6:20 mark - that’s when the balloon pops.
These aren’t the only folks who have been doing this sort of thing. makers and amateur scientists have been sending up an increasing number of near-space expeditions.
It won’t be long before more fucking insane inspired dudes in lawn chairs start aiming to attain orbit.
Old tech re-purposed - new tech applied in unexpected ways - limited only by human imagination and passionate souls with way too much time on their hands - all of it is a recipe for a very interesting future indeed.
Fuck the jet packs, baby, I’m fillin’ the RV with helium and goin’ on a real vacation. Yee haw!
Cheers.
