balloons
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New Zealand Mistakes Google’s Project Loon For A Crashing Aeroplane
Filling the skies with whimsical, internet-providing balloons is bound to have the occasional hitch — and down in New Zealand, one of Google’s Project Loon balloons was just mistaken for an aeroplane crashing, causing emergency services to flock.
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Google Project Loon Balloon Completes Journey Around Earth
Briefly: One of Google’s Project Loon balloons has completed a journey around the globe in just 22 days. That exceeds the expectations of the Mountain View engineers — they thought it would take 33 days — and puts Phileas Fogg to shame. [Google]
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Weird Bowls Made Using Balloons Filled With Rice, Marbles And Pasta
If you’re ranking fun things to put in a balloon, helium probably tops the list, followed probably by water and then plain old human huffin’ and puffin’. But a fascinating thing happens when dry rice is poured into a balloon and all the air is sucked out: welcome to your new favourite filler.
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Meet The Man Attempting To Cross The Atlantic Using Only Balloons
Jonathan Trappe loves balloons. In fact, the 39-year-old IT manager loves them so much that he’s trusting them with his life as he attempts to become the first person to cross the Atlantic using only a life raft and 370 helium-filled balloons. If that sounds crazy, that’s because it is.