Brooklyn Dad and Kid Send iPhone Into Outer Space:
In a burst of science-is-fun educational invention, a Brooklyn dad built a carrier for an iPhone (the current model, with video camera) out of a takeout box, tied it to a weather balloon, and let it go with the camera running. It reached a height of nineteen miles, or about 100,000 feet, which is high enough to show the earth's curvature and a black sky above the atmosphere. At that height, the low pressure means that the helium expanded and the balloons burst, whereupon the phone (in its little cushioned capsule) came down, down, down — and landed 30 miles outside New York, signaling to its owners via GPS, whereupon they went and picked it up. The resulting six minutes of rivetingly weird film are sure to make Mythbusters fans weep with joy.
It's pretty damn cool. You can see the edge of the damn planet, with the sun glinting off.
Excellent in theory, not so much in practice, unless there's some trick no one's telling me.
Amy, you have to make sure the bell part is cool enough so the butter doesn't melt when you put it in there. Stick it in the fridge for a few minutes before filling it so the butter will stick. I wash mine once a week and refill the water every three days or so and don't have problems. The only time the butter plops out on me is when I've washed it in the dishwasher and not let it cool down enough.
Ooh, thank you, Cash. I'll do that.
Banana pecan bread is in the oven. Nom.
I need to figure out dinner besides the sleeve of Girl Scout Thin Mints I found at the back of the pantry.
DH is working on building a Nerd Hole in the basement.
Wow, that's cool, P-C. I can't imagine being rich enough that I could afford to risk an iPhone like that, though...
I thought that was very cool too.
I gotta find me a cradle.
Seem to be hitting it off better with him than anyone I've gone out with in ages, so here's to cradle robbing.
Well well Matt, welcome to the cradle robbers club. Mazel tov!
I'm bereft because the cookies I just made aren't as good as I want them to be. Remember when I made several cookies from the Nigella Lawson cookbook and they were all fail? These cookies are like those. They don't taste bad, just bland.
I am also cradle-robbed.
HOWEVER, more importantly: I just went to Sephora. Yes, it is a small mini-store in JC Penney's. I don't care. I bought nail polish and eyeliner.
