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Originally posted by 347Mike View PostThe predicted and actual path is quite impressive....
We launched the payload around 1 pm from Lumpkin, GA on January 16, 2012. The entire flight from launch to landing lasted nearly 2 hours. Maximum altitude was approximately 91,000 feet. It landed just east of I-75 and south of Cordele, GA. Ironically, it decided to land in a small patch of trees surrounded by cotton fields. (We were aiming for the fields.) Luckily, it wasn’t very high up and we were able to recover everything safely. It was fun! (:
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Damn! Nice!"Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul Harvey
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One of out how many? Don't be too impressed, other "tubers" just make shoes or cheaply decorated their tubes. This girl is definitely the exception.Originally posted by 46Tbird View PostVery, very cool.
You want to know something depressing? She was born in 1994.
And she is already smarter than most people on this forum."Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul Harvey
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She attached a device to a weather balloon. Big deal (10:1 says she even got the idea from a commercial where they do the same thing). I guess the interesting part though is being able to accurately predict where it would land when coming back down to land. I'm still smarter then every person on this board tho.Originally posted by 46Tbird View PostVery, very cool.
You want to know something depressing? She was born in 1994.
And she is already smarter than most people on this forum.How do we forget ourselves? How do we forget our minds?
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You may think you're smart but everybody on this board knows you're a dumbass.Originally posted by The Geofster View PostShe attached a device to a weather balloon. Big deal (10:1 says she even got the idea from a commercial where they do the same thing). I guess the interesting part though is being able to accurately predict where it would land when coming back down to land. I'm still smarter then every person on this board tho.
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I'm just saying not every one of those kids does a Bill Nye science masterpiece with the tubes.Originally posted by Slowhand View PostAgreed. They'll let anyone into MIT, and what have MIT grads ever done in the world?"Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul Harvey
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