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Google Project Loon Internet Balloons: SkyNet, Literally.

Google Project Loon Internet Balloons: SkyNet, Literally.

If Google Fiber is the company’s attempt at bringing superb Internet connections to developed areas, Project Loon is Google’s plan to connect areas that may otherwise have no access to the Internet…

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20-Foot Long Balloon Dinosaur: Pop Goes the World

20-Foot Long Balloon Dinosaur: Pop Goes the World

Do you have hundreds of balloons lying around and a lung capacity that needs to be put to the ultimate test? If so, you can do what Larry Moss’s Airigami team did…

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DIY Solar-Powered Hot Air Balloon: Up, Up and Away!

DIY Solar-Powered Hot Air Balloon: Up, Up and Away!

I guess that balloons and airships are in, because they are popping up everywhere. I remember one year, there was even a personal balloon with a rotor available for $10,000 in the…

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Cloud Machine: Make Your Own Weather

Cloud Machine: Make Your Own Weather

There’s something magical about being able to control the weather, especially if there’s a way to improve it. Personally, I’d like to have some sort of device in my backyard so I…

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Up Balloon Coffee Table Lifts Spirits Despite Its Inflated Price Tag

Up Balloon Coffee Table Lifts Spirits Despite Its Inflated Price Tag

Unless you’re this guy, you’ll never get your house soaring through the air no matter how many balloons you attach to it. So why don’t you be more realistic and instead show…

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Red Bull Stratos Launch, Live!

Red Bull Stratos Launch, Live!

After numerous false starts due to weather and other technical challenges, daredevil Felix Baumgartner successfully launched on his expedition to 120,000 feet this morning. The capsule took off at approximately 9:30am Mountain…

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Giant Balloon to Be Used for Record-Setting Skydive is Thinner Than a Sandwich Bag

Giant Balloon to Be Used for Record-Setting Skydive is Thinner Than a Sandwich Bag

As we already know, daredevil Felix Baumgartner plans to hop in a pressurized capsule and using a gigantic helium balloon, ascend to 23 miles above the surface of the Earth. On October…

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Giant Inflatable Robot Fists, Hells Yeah.

Giant Inflatable Robot Fists, Hells Yeah.

If you didn’t already pick up that giant fist for carrying around your beer, you might want to hold off and buy these instead. These giant, inflatable fists turn your mitts into…

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Buzz Lightyear and Ninja Turtle Balloon Costumes: Pop Goes the World

Buzz Lightyear and Ninja Turtle Balloon Costumes: Pop Goes the World

Halloween is still a month away, but I think it’s never too early to begin stocking up on ideas for awesome and unique costumes. At least this way, you can avoid dressing…

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Popping 100 Balloons with a Laser Pointer Is Just as Cool as It Sounds

Popping 100 Balloons with a Laser Pointer Is Just as Cool as It Sounds

One of the coolest things you can do with a high-powered laser pointer is to burn small objects and pop things. Those lasers are sort of like high-tech magnifying glasses from back…

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Guy Creates Star Trek Phaser, Sets It to Stun… a Balloon

Guy Creates Star Trek Phaser, Sets It to Stun… a Balloon

We are well on our way toward a real working Star Trek phaser with a stun setting as evidenced by the video below. This guy created a working phaser in his garage…

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Google Earth Using Homemade Images from Balloons and Kites

Google Earth Using Homemade Images from Balloons and Kites

Google Earth gets the imagery it needs from multiple sources including aircraft and satellites. Google recently started adding images to its collection from other sources including less expensive balloons and kites. The…

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Inflatable Star Trek Captain’s Chair Is Perfect for Little Captains

Inflatable Star Trek Captain’s Chair Is Perfect for Little Captains

Stardate 5928.5, we had a pool party for Spock’s birthday today, and what do you know, my chair floats. I don’t think we will ever hear Kirk or Picard utter that sentence…

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Daredevil Makes Successful Practice Jump from 71,000+ Feet

Daredevil Makes Successful Practice Jump from 71,000+ Feet

Back in February I mentioned Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner. This is the crazy man who plans to jump out of a balloon from about 120,000 feet in an attempt to set a…

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Edible Helium Balloons for a Dessert Lighter than Air

Edible Helium Balloons for a Dessert Lighter than Air

Some people want fries with their burgers, while others prefer a healthy serving of salad with their meals. And then there are those who want something on the side that’ll give them…

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Insane Austrian Daredevil Will Attempt to Break Sound Barrier with No Aircraft

Insane Austrian Daredevil Will Attempt to Break Sound Barrier with No Aircraft

An Austrian daredevil named Felix Baumgartner plans to attempt to break the speed of sound without actually being inside of an airplane. If he is successful, he will become the first parachutist…

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