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  1. 2009-09-16 10:34 #1
    Kyreth
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    Hi-altitude photography with low-tech solutions.

    The $150 Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA On Beer-Money Budget | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

    http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/ga...mb-660x495.jpg

    Total cost for this fantastic image? $148.00. Including the duct tape.
  2. 2009-09-16 10:38 #2
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    Cool shit
  3. 2009-09-16 10:42 #3
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    Uhg... I clicked this thread thinking I read "Hi-altitude pornography with low-tech solutions".

    =(
  4. 2009-09-16 10:43 #4
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    Holy shit lol. How did everything make it back down safely? I didn't see that in the article.
  5. 2009-09-16 10:44 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tyche View Post
    Holy shit lol. How did everything make it back down safely? I didn't see that in the article.
    beer cooler cushioned the fall or something, idk
  6. 2009-09-16 11:36 #6
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    that's awesome. i'm going to do this
  7. 2009-09-16 11:45 #7
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    I have a huge, like, 4 x 6 ft rasterbated picture on my living room wall that I've been looking to replace with something for a long time. This would be a pretty awesome conversation piece...."Yeah, I took that picture..."
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    ^that's exactly what i want to do with my picture if i do this. should get some panties dropping, chicks dig space
  9. 2009-09-16 12:29 #9
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    Pssh, they only made it 18 miles up, these guys reached 20 miles and were younger:

    Kids Send a Camera 20 Miles Up and Bring Back Pictures of Space | GeekDad | Wired.com

    And they weren't even science students, they were Spanish students.
  10. 2009-09-16 13:30 #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Khamsin View Post
    Pssh, they only made it 18 miles up, these guys reached 20 miles and were younger:

    Kids Send a Camera 20 Miles Up and Bring Back Pictures of Space | GeekDad | Wired.com

    And they weren't even science students, they were Spanish students.
    Didn't it cost them over $1000 though?

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