Benner Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Nasa confirmed it would have taken them millions to get the same photos this guy got for $750. Proves Nasa is a bunch of idiots. That or this guy is a genius http://gnews.com/science/Million-Dollar-NASA-Photos-Beaten-by-Budget-Balloon-632572225751.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 NASA is anything but idiotic. And, that guy is probably a genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrodh Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Cost them millions of dollars to put a satallite into the air to take them... Cool for what he paid but doesnt make Nasa a bunch of idiots. Tell you what if the guy can make it to the moon for under $10,000 then Nasa can be a bunch of idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Haven't 3rd graders been doing this shit for years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 NASA is anything but idiotic. And, that guy is probably a genius. this Haven't 3rd graders been doing this shit for years? no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 A camer, balloon, and a gps tracker. As far as going to the moon, I think it could be done much, much cheaper than what NASA's capable of. Hell, we've sent people there with a computer that would be blown out of the water by an iPhone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 A camer, balloon, and a gps tracker. As far as going to the moon, I think it could be done much, much cheaper than what NASA's capable of. Hell, we've sent people there with a computer that would be blown out of the water by an iPhone. We only have iphones (and nearly everything other cool technology) because our governments spent so much money developing them over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Haven't 3rd graders been doing this shit for years? I used to build and fly model rockets when I was in elementary school. I had a rocket with a 35mm camera in it. As soon as the engine finished generating thrust and the parachute came out the camera took a few pictures. I probably still have those pictures somewhere at my parents house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 We only have iphones (and nearly everything other cool technology) because our governments spent so much money developing them over the years. I think that could probably be argued...besides everyone knows that they got it from the aliens who crashed at Roswell. On the news this morning they said they did it for under $200? Either way its impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 We only have iphones (and nearly everything other cool technology) because our governments spent so much money developing them over the years. I think that could probably be argued...besides everyone knows that they got it from the aliens who crashed at Roswell. Thank Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I think that could probably be argued...besides everyone knows that they got it from the aliens who crashed at Roswell. On the news this morning they said they did it for under $200? Either way its impressive. Anything can be argued. The satellite tv/radio/internet... military. The http://www... military. Countless lubricants, temperature resistant materials, rust-proofing, cleaners... military. Machine-made cigs... for troops. Computers, Original programming languages, sonar, endless list of other things... came about because of a military or government budgets and were later adapted into commercial use. There used to be a site with like 500 everyday things that were developed by just the USA military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Thank Japan. Our military developed 100x more technology than Japan. Japan was just good at mass producing it and making it smaller and cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 no So it was 4th graders? No, seriously. I remember reading a story about some school in Mexico that actually did this as well. Someone even posted a story on here about some guy that did it after them. There's been a few people that have done this already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyBuiltRacing Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I thought Helium Ballons supposedly burst at a certain height? I just released some helium filled balloons last weekend and thought to myself "damn those fuckers are high as shit, wonder how how theyll go, or where they will end up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I used to build and fly model rockets when I was in elementary school. I had a rocket with a 35mm camera in it. As soon as the engine finished generating thrust and the parachute came out the camera took a few pictures. I probably still have those pictures somewhere at my parents house. Thats crazy , I use to be big into model rockets back when I was younger. I always remember seeing that rocket with the camera in most model rocket magazines. I can still remember the box it came in. Either way get the pic;s up id like to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 the pics are fake everyone know the Earth is flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I would have cost NASA much more to do that because they would have been looking for specific information, not just random shots. Have this same guy to the same thing except record oxygen levels, temps, force of gravity, air pressure, etc .... Oh, and radio the information back to the ground (so when the recovery system fails the whole experiment isn't lost). NASA also would have been responsible for controlling where it comes down, so no one would get hurt. All that aside, I think what the guy did was great. But if you look at the development costs involved in what he did, the cost is astronomical. NASA gets dinged with development costs when there is no off the shelf item they can grab to do the job. If this guy had to invent the technologies he used .... it wouldn't have happened. Makes you wonder though what we'll be able to do in 10 or 20 years with off the shelf technology (pioneered by government funding for military or NASA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 {Edit} wrong thread! sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 just watched a quick interview with him on MSNBC. i was curious as to how he figured out where it would land, and if it would be on land or water. he said the balloon popped at 21mi altitude and parachuted back. i couldnt tell with his accent if he said it landed 15 or 50 miles from him, but still not as far as i figured it'd drift with winds and shit. actually, if it went the higher number, 50 miles, coming down from 21 miles altitude, it seems that it would be a very calm day as far as winds are concerned for it to not drift that far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicklude99 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 But the winds at ground level can be 5mph,but at 15,000 feet they can be 50mph.Wonder how far it really was from launch point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Proves Nasa is a bunch of idiots. That or this guy is a genius Neither. He's smart, but not a genius; a genius would have made it into space, that guy just made it into the upper atmosphere. By the way, the GPS that made all of this possible... where did it come from? Yeah, thought so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Neither. He's smart, but not a genius; a genius would have made it into space, that guy just made it into the upper atmosphere. By the way, the GPS that made all of this possible... where did it come from? Yeah, thought so. Yes we do make some good devices. GPS and internet rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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