This story is cool if it is real. Film footage is cool. Apparently a Dad made a camera pod attached to a weather balloon for his 7 year old son in Brooklyn NY. An iPhone was used as a GPS tracker so they could find it after the capsule descended. A HD camera was also present. Apparently reached 100,000' before the balloon burst. Whole flight lasted 90 minutes. Only drifted 30 miles to touch down. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/10/brooklyn_dad_and_kid_send_ipho.html I wonder if this had the blessing of the relevant authorities or a NOTAM?
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