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Friday Afternoon Diversion: Such Great Heights

By Kevin Robinson in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 13, 2014 8:00PM

What happens when you launch a weather balloon to 80,000 feet altitude? It pops in the thin atmosphere. When you attached two GoPro cameras to your weather balloon, however, you get some pretty cool video back.


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